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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Tighter online controls in China point to wider clampdown
Working out of a Beijing office full of video game designers from around the world, Chinese-born Pin Wang and his startup Substantial Games should be the face of the innovative, forward-looking China that the country's leaders ...
Internet
Feb 16, 2015
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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."
Software
Jul 1, 2014
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Criticism of violent video games has decreased as technology has improved, gamers age
Members of the media and others often have attributed violence in video games as a potential cause of social ills, such as increased levels of teen violence and school shootings. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has ...
Other
Apr 2, 2014
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Gamers confront copyright law, says Rutgers law scholar
These days, gamers aren't just saving the virtual world, they're creating it.
Economics & Business
Sep 20, 2012
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'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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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.
Software
Jun 6, 2019
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Benin eyes video gaming in play for jobs and development
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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Stakeholders consider the future of serious games
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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There's more to gamification than just playing games
Video games have expanded rapidly and created a large and growing industry since the 1980s.
Other
Mar 7, 2013
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