Mobile app spend soars with China a top market: report
Mobile app downloads are surging around the world with growth in smartphone use, with nearly half coming from China, a market tracker said Wednesday.
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School biology teaching given a helping hand with molecular game and software
Two free interactive platforms that teachers could use to help students learn about molecular biology have been developed by researchers.
Activision shares down after split with Bungie
Shares in video game publisher Activision fell more than 11 percent in morning trading Friday, a day after an announcement that its eight-year partnership with game developer Bungie was ending.
'Tech addicts' seek solace in 12 steps and rehab
The young men sit in chairs in a circle in a small meeting room in suburban Seattle and introduce themselves before they speak. It is much like any other 12-step meeting—but with a twist.
Tons of dead fish wash up in Rio de Janeiro lagoon
Residents of a high-end neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro woke up to the unpleasant smell of 13 tons of rotting dead fish floating in the city's Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon.
Playing video games may help researchers find personalized medical treatment for sepsis
A deep learning approach originally designed to teach computers how to play video games better than humans could aid in developing personalized medical treatment for sepsis, a disease that causes about 300,000 deaths per ...
New 'Doom' levels to come in Feb. 2019 from game designer John Romero
For a 25-year-old game, "Doom" is showing plenty of life.
New research explores how the Olympic Games have shaped New Zealand identity
Politics and sport have always fascinated Victoria University of Wellington graduate Micheal Warren, who is graduating with a Ph.D. in Political Science this week—and his doctoral research provided an opportunity to combine ...
The Game Awards: the highlights, premieres and winners at the video game industry's big night
"Red Dead Redemption 2" made an early impact on The Game Award's fifth annual event in Los Angeles. But "God of War" prevailed in the end.
Online game trains players how to sort waste correctly
A simple online game can teach people to more accurately sort waste—with lasting results, a new UBC study has found.
