News tagged with video game development
Launching multiple products to attract both consumers and application developers key to tech firm success, study says
(PhysOrg.com) -- High-tech firms should market multiple product versions at the same time, such as Apple did with the iPhone and iPod Touch, both to attract early adopters and build a network of individuals and companies ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Angry Birds catapult into space - with Nasa's help
Finnish game developer Rovio, which shot to pop culture stardom with the mobile game Angry Birds, launched Thursday a space-age sequel developed with the help of NASA.
Mar 22, 2012 |
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'Heavy Rain' game creator debuts high-tech 'Kara'
(AP) -- The future of performance-capture technology is right around the corner, and its name just might be "Kara."
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Video games depict religion as violent, problematized, study shows
In the past few years, the video game industry has grown from a niche market into a major part of mainstream media. This increase in popularity and use of technology has allowed video game developers to insert more detail ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2012 |
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1.29 million customers' data stolen from Sega (Update)
Hackers have stolen the personal data of some 1.29 million customers of the Japanese game maker Sega, the company said Sunday, in a theft via a website of its European unit.
Jun 19, 2011 |
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Mobile gaming dominates Game Developers Conference
(AP) -- With retail video game sales smacked down by the rough economy and ever-growing competition in the crowded social and mobile game marketplace, it seemed like attendees at this week's annual Game Developers ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Video-game technology may speed development of new drugs
Parents may frown upon video games, but the technology used in the wildly popular games is quietly fostering a revolution in speeding the development of new products and potentially life-saving drugs. That's the topic of ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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'Uncharted 2' nabs 5 trophies at video game awards
(AP) -- "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" stole the show at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
Mar 12, 2010 |
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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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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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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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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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