If you ask your teens to do their homework they'll find a thousand other things to do. But put them in front of a video game, and they'll focus on it for hours. How exactly do game designers create this kind of engagement? ...
Education
May 31, 2021
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Before they can get started at their field site—a giant cave studded with stalactites, stalagmites and human artifacts—15 undergraduate students must figure out how to use their virtual hands and tools. They also must ...
Archaeology
Jan 29, 2020
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How do you play a game when you can't see the world around you? A WA game might have the answer.
Software
Jun 6, 2019
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A Central Florida company behind a virtual reality game that teaches students about the elements is in line for a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Software
May 22, 2019
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West Africa lags behind the northern hemisphere when it comes to software development but moves are afoot to tap into a growing interest in the region and across the continent.
Software
Apr 10, 2019
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Make a choice: Do you want to engage with your media passively or actively?
Software
Mar 27, 2019
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For a 25-year-old game, "Doom" is showing plenty of life.
Software
Dec 12, 2018
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The work developed in the Interactive Visualization Centre provides faster and more efficient vegetation design systems.
Computer Sciences
Sep 21, 2018
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Serious games have become a social phenomenon that resonates way beyond the gaming world. But the truth is that many of these games, primarily funded by public authorities, lost their fun factor in the process. Work under ...
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2018
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"Pokemon Go" has introduced much of America to augmented reality, a freakish landscape with computer-generated monsters frolicking in the real world. It also has game designers scrambling to create the next AR smash. What ...
Software
Jul 19, 2016
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