News tagged with games developers
Game on? Video-game ownership may interfere with young boys' academic functioning
Parents of young boys may want to encourage moderation when it comes to their kids' video game habits. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, owning a vide ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Videogame makers racing to develop iPad games
As an electronic reader, Apple's iPad has been touted as a possible "Kindle killer" but what has videogame makers buzzing is the potential of the touchscreen tablet computer as a gaming platform.
Mar 07, 2010 |
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Computer games can teach schools some lessons
Some parents might see video games as an impediment to children keeping up with their schoolwork. James Gee, however, thinks video games are some of the best learning environments around. He says that if schools adopted some ...
Feb 19, 2010 |
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New learning intervention for kindergartners emphasizes parents' role
(PhysOrg.com) -- Penn State researchers have developed an innovative intervention program for families who have kindergarten children at risk for poor school performance. The intervention emphasizes parental involvement in ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Google courts smartphone game makers
Google is courting folks that make games people love to play on smartphones.
Jan 23, 2010 |
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Lego expands its universe with online game
Danish toy maker Lego is seeking to build a presence in the world of multiplayer online games with the release of a new videogame called Lego Universe.
Jan 10, 2010 |
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Understanding interaction in virtual worlds
New cinema blockbuster, Avatar, leapt to the top of box office charts as soon as it came out — a stunning 3D realisation of an alien world. Our fascination with themes of escape to other fantastic places and the thrill of ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Hardware-accelerated global illumination by image space photon mapping
Research presented in a paper by Morgan McGuire, assistant professor of computer science at Williams College, and co-author Dr. David Luebke of NVIDIA, introduces a new algorithm to improve computer graphics for video games.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 22, 2009 |
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'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world
(AP) -- James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on ...
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Security heightened ahead of Ubisoft's 'Avatar' game release
Security cameras in hallways, double locked doors and strict confidentiality clauses, Ubisoft employees are working in a veritable bunker in downtown Montreal to create their latest 3D video game.
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Blackberry buddies up to game developers
Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Students tackle world's woes at Microsoft Imagine Cup
Hundreds of thousands of college students from around the world vied in a Microsoft challenge to find ways that technology can help achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Activision sues to stop Jack Black game
(AP) -- Activision is suing to stop the release of the Jack Black video game "Brutal Legend."
Jun 04, 2009 |
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OnLive to distribute video games digitally
Distributing content digitally over the Internet, rather than in physical form, seems to be the wave of the future.
May 06, 2009 |
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'Fallout 3' crowned videogame of the year
Post-apocalyptic adventure "Fallout 3" has been crowned Game of the Year at a major gathering of videogame makers in San Francisco.
Mar 26, 2009 |
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