The $25 educational PC
(PhysOrg.com) -- Have you ever played Elite? What about games in the Rollercoaster Tycoon series, Thrillville, Lost Winds, or Kinectimals? If so, then you have enjoyed the work of David Braben. Mr. Braben is a fairly well ...
News tagged with video game designers
Lost and Hound: Video games for the vision impaired
How do you play a game when you can't see the world around you? A WA game might have the answer.
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Jun 6, 2019
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Researchers demonstrate a better way for computers to 'see' (w/ Video)
Taking inspiration from genetic screening techniques, researchers from Harvard and MIT have demonstrated a way to build better artificial visual systems with the help of low-cost, high-performance gaming hardware.
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Dec 2, 2009
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Video game designers envision characters who are more like us
Is it possible to hold hands with a video game character? That is, in many ways, a ridiculous question, but is one posed by the developers of "Murasaki Baby."
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Jul 1, 2014
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Rethinking the computer game as a teaching tool
Christian Varona didn't rely on textbooks and slideshows to learn history. When it came to studying for daunting Advanced Placement tests, he didn't turn to a tutor, either.
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Aug 23, 2015
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New system makes 3-D animation easy
Andy Nealen, an assistant professor of game engineering, computer graphics, and perceptual science at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, has created a system that makes it possible for even beginners to create sophisticated ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 25, 2015
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Foldit gamers improve protein design through crowdsourcing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gamers on Foldit have succeeded in improving the catalyst abilities of an enzyme, making it 18-fold more active than the original version. The idea is the brainchild of University of Washington scientist ...
'Skyrim' videogame sales eclipse $600 million
Sales of epic medieval videogame "Skyrim" have soared to about $650 million, with rave reviews pegging the title as game of the year.
Software
Dec 16, 2011
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Visualizing the emotional power of music
Musical styles and genres differ around the world, but the emotional power of music is universally felt. To understand this evocative force, researchers in many fields, including information science, neural perception, and ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 23, 2016
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Research improves real-time visualization of trees in 3-D videogames
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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