Developing a Theory-Driven Serious Game to Promote Prescription Opioid Safety Among Adolescents: Mixed Methods Study. Adolescents in North America are severely affected by the opioid crisis, yet there are limited educational resources for educating teens about prescription opioid safety and misuse. … READ MORE
STEM Learning for K-12 and Preschool Children Win Awards in Annual Serious Play Competition
12 Games Focused on STEM Learning for K-12 and Preschool Children Win Awards in Annual Serious Play Competition ORLANDO, FL. - Twelve games designed to build skills in STEM in K-12 and Preschool students have been cited for excellence in the 2020 International Serious Play Awards Program. These … READ MORE
Money Experience Pro took home a bronze medal in the Corporate and Vocational Skills Games sector of the Digital Serious Games category
Money Experience Pro took home a bronze medal in the Corporate and Vocational Skills Games sector of the Digital Serious Games category CAMBRIDGE, Mass., -- Money Experience, the innovative edtech company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, today announced that Money Experience Pro, its personal … READ MORE
Can video games tactfully handle Nazism and its aftermath?
Can video games tactfully handle Nazism and its aftermath? These Czech historians say yes. A frail old woman speaks into the camera. The conversation is uncomfortable, awkward even, as she relates the history of your grandfather’s arrest by the Gestapo — until now an event that has been shrouded … READ MORE
Brainlab acquisition of Level Ex: great news for gamification in medtech
The future is looking bright for medical video games, with health company Brainlab acquiring clinician training video game company Level Ex. Verdict Medical Devices takes a closer look. Digital health company Brainlab has acquired clinician-training video game company Level Ex for an undisclosed … READ MORE
ECS Awarded Research Program with Defense Health Agency
Engineering & Computer Simulations Awarded SBIR Phase II Research Program with Defense Health Agency Providing Haptic Tools to Help Protect Our Soldiers New program integrates haptics technology within U.S. Army’s Synthetic Training Environment System Orlando, FL – Waymon Armstrong, ECS … READ MORE
U.S. Becomes Top Buying Country Worldwide for Game-based Learning
U.S. Becomes Top Buying Country Worldwide for Game-based Learning Surge in Corporate Purchases Drives Revenue Total Past China Sales ORLANDO — The U.S. has become the top buying country for serious games, according to a new forecast report done by analyst firm Metaari. The rapid growth rate of … READ MORE
Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook bet on gaming. Here’s how they’ve done so far
Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook bet on gaming. Here's how they've done so far Almost every tech giant has its sights on gaming. Even Apple and Google, predominantly known for their hardware and operating systems, have made big bets in games. Microsoft, one of the earliest to get into games … READ MORE
Consulting firms are betting on unproven VR diversity trainings
Consulting firms are betting on unproven VR diversity trainings Since 2018, every manager at consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has taken a course on inclusive leadership. Normally, newly minted managers sit for a two-hour class with up to 60 peers, discussing how familiarity, comfort, and … READ MORE
National Center for Simulation Awards $10,000 in Scholarships; Expects to Exceed $35,000 by Summer’s End
National Center for Simulation Awards $10,000 in Scholarships; Expects to Exceed $35,000 by Summer’s End Orlando, Florida. The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced the award winners for the 2020 NCS Henry C. Okraski scholarships. Ten graduating high school students from Orange and … READ MORE
ECS Celebrates 23rd Anniversary by Giving Back to Local Communities
Engineering & Computer Simulations Celebrates 23rd Anniversary by Giving Back to Local Communities Team members choose to help those affected by COVID-19 in lieu of festivities Orlando, FL –Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) observed its 23rd anniversary on May 12th quietly in the … READ MORE
Arkansan Creates Computer Game To Spread Awareness of Refugee Crisis
Arkansan creates computer game to spread awareness of refugee crisis You, the player, are the camp manager. In order to win, you need to help your camp thrive while helping the Murians survive. LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — It's the age of technology where thousands of hours are spent on a computer or … READ MORE
Vive X Doubles Value Of Investments, Adds 7 New Startups To Portfolio
Vive X Doubles Value Of Investments Adds 7 New Startups To Portfolio The HTC Vive X investment program has helped numerous XR companies around the world develop and bring their projects to market over the past few years. This week Vive X announced that the value of its investments has nearly double as well as […]
AR and VR: The Future of Work and Play
AR and VR: The future of work and play? Virtual reality and its more outward-looking cousin augmented reality are set to transform both entertainment and employment, but it’s still early days. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are often mentioned in the same breath, but there are significant differences between the two technologies — […]
Facebook To Discontinue Oculus Go
Facebook discontinues the Oculus Go VR headset Convinced that 6DOF is “the future of VR,” Oculus is ending sales of the low-end virtual reality headsets. Facebook this year is ending sales of the Oculus Go, the low-end virtual reality headsets that deliver 3DOF (three degrees of freedom) tracking. It’s abandoning the relatively cheap devices because […]
AR and VR Technologies in The New Business Reality of COVID-19
AR and VR technologies in the new business reality of Covid-19 Economies and businesses worldwide are reeling from the lockdowns imposed in most countries amid the Covid-19 pandemic. As governments continue to restrict activities at shopping malls and centers, companies need to develop alternative strategies for survival and profitability. Retail stores of brands around the […]
Horror video games may have therapeutic value
Horror video games may have therapeutic value Fighting materialized, virtual monsters can be cathartic in stressful and precarious times. Some of the most downloaded video game genres during the pandemic quarantine have been horror games designed to inspire terror and anxiety. Authors of a new study say that inserting yourself into a virtual horror realm […]
Millions for new nonprofit, video game company in NC coronavirus bill
Millions for new nonprofit, video game company in NC coronavirus bill A nonprofit created last year would get $3.5 million to run a GPS tracking project on people accused of domestic violence, and a North Carolina software company would get $2.5 million to teach students chemistry with a video game under a coronavirus relief bill […]
Poland Is First Government Worldwide To Add Video Game To Official School Reading List As Educational Resourc
Poland Is First Government Worldwide To Add Video Game To Official School Reading List As Educational Resource ISFE member Spidor, representing the video games industry in Poland, has announced that, from the next academic year 2020/2021, the video game “This War of Mine” will be placed on the official reading list for high school students […]
South Australia Introduces New Rebate For Video Game Development
South Australia Introduces New Rebate For Video Game Development South Australia’s government will allow video game developers to apply for a 10 percent rebate on production expenditure, a first for taxpayer-funded video games support in Australia. The rebate is an extension of South Australia’s Post-Production, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) Rebate, and comes not long […]