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Northern Uses VR Simulation Game to Improve Accessibility

Northern Uses VR Simulation Game to Improve Accessibility

Northern Uses VR Simulation Game to Improve Accessibility An innovative Virtual Reality Simulation Game is now in the testing stages and will support disabled people to get better access when traveling with Northern. The pioneering technology will let passengers explore their journey, finding … [Read more...]

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Language Learning Game “Influent” Arrives on iOS This Month

Language Learning Game “Influent” Arrives on iOS This Month

Language Learning Game “Influent” Arrives on iOS This Month Since 2014, the language learning game Influent has been teaching Steam users how to speak, read, and write foreign languages through its immersive gameplay. To be exact, over 500,000 players have learned new languages thanks to this … [Read more...]

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Ambition Gamifies Sales With a $15.5M Raise

Ambition Gamifies Sales With a $15.5M Raise

Ambition Gamifies Sales With a $15.5M Raise Ambition, a gamified sales management platform based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, today announced that it closed a $15.5 million series B funding round led by investment firm Primus Capital. According to the company, the infusion — which brings Ambition’s … [Read more...]

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Gamiotics Partners with The Vokol Group to Promote Gamification Technology in the Ever-Evolving Events and Entertainment Industries

Gamiotics Partners with The Vokol Group to Promote Gamification Technology in the Ever-Evolving Events and Entertainment Industries

Gamiotics Partners with The Vokol Group to Promote Gamification Technology in the Ever-Evolving Events and Entertainment Industries Gamiotics, the emerging leader in audience engagement through web-based gamification, is partnering with Dallas-based The Vokol Group to deliver its turn-key … [Read more...]

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Why Some of Your Video Games Might Have A Cancer Warning

Why Some of Your Video Games Might Have A Cancer Warning

Why Some of Your Video Games Might Have A Cancer Warning What is Proposition 65 and what does it have to do with video games? To begin with, gamers should have an understanding of what Proposition 65 is and why its label earned a place on the back of their games. As explained on the resource page … [Read more...]

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National Highways to Inspire Next Generation of Talent Through World’s Best-Selling Video Game

National Highways to Inspire Next Generation of Talent Through World’s Best-Selling Video Game

National Highways to Inspire Next Generation of Talent Through World’s Best-Selling Video Game National Highways has enlisted the help of Minecraft, the world’s best-selling video game, to inspire the next generation of talented tech experts, engineers, scientists and mathematicians. Beginning … [Read more...]

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In the Metaverse, Will Big Gaming Eventually Become Big Tech?

In the Metaverse, Will Big Gaming Eventually Become Big Tech?

In the Metaverse, Will Big Gaming Eventually Become Big Tech? Epic’s fight against Apple and Google is about more than just app stores   In “ready player one”, a science-fiction novel set in 2045, people can escape a ghastly world of global warming and economic mayhem by teleporting … [Read more...]

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Mobile Destination’s Workforce Gamification Powers 20% Sales Lift

Mobile Destination’s Workforce Gamification Powers 20% Sales Lift

Mobile Destination’s Workforce Gamification Powers 20% Sales Lift Wireless communications retailer Mobile Destination has turned to gamification as part of its workforce management investments, resulting in a sales lift of 20%. The SaaS mobile app leverages gamified micro-incentives through … [Read more...]

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CM Labs Simulations To Promote NACB in Lift and Load Handling Training

CM Labs Simulations To Promote NACB in Lift and Load Handling Training

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.,  - North American Crane Bureau Group (NACB), a subsidiary of ProBility Media Corp, (OTCPK: PBYA), an education company building the first full-service training and career advancement brand for the skilled trades, has signed an agreement in which NACB will leverage our … [Read more...]

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This Board Game Teaches Students How to be Entrepreneurs

This Board Game Teaches Students How to be Entrepreneurs

This Board Game Teaches Students How to be Entrepreneurs Kids love playing games, but it’s even better when those games teach valuable lessons. The Entrepreneur Game by EESpeeks is educating future business owners. It was created by DM Media, Inc. President Elliott Eddie. "It is the … [Read more...]

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Virtual Reality in the Nuclear Industry

Virtual Reality in the Nuclear Industry

Virtual Reality in the Nuclear Industry The nuclear industry is embracing virtual reality technology to optimise its operations and improve safety, as a recent white paper from Tecknotrove Systems explains. While nuclear power plants are usually very safe and secure, they remain prone to severe … [Read more...]

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Five Ways XR Will Transform Industrial Training in the Next Five Years

Five Ways XR Will Transform Industrial Training in the Next Five Years

Five Ways XR Will Transform Industrial Training in the Next Five Years In the last five years, AR has been adapted to industries as varied as oil plants and marine yards, alongside other gamification technologies such as virtual reality (VR). Within these industrial environments, gamification helps … [Read more...]

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Employee Well-Being Is Serious Business—But Gamification Can Make It Fun, And Build Team Morale

Employee Well-Being Is Serious Business—But Gamification Can Make It Fun, And Build Team Morale

Employee Well-Being Is Serious Business—But Gamification Can Make It Fun, And Build Team Morale The pandemic has helped shine a light on the critical importance of employee well-being. A growing number of business leaders now recognize that promoting employee well-being is essential to their … [Read more...]

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NCS Announces 2021 Modeling & Simulation Hall of Fame Inductees

NCS Announces 2021 Modeling & Simulation Hall of Fame Inductees

NCS Announces 2021 Modeling & Simulation Hall of Fame Inductees The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced the selection of two new members for induction to the NCS Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame. Robert Catto, Full Sail University program director for Game Studies & … [Read more...]

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Six Key Tools To Help Break Into The Game Industry

Six Key Tools To Help Break Into The Game Industry

Six Key Tools To Help Break Into The Game Industry The breadth and depth of opportunities available in the multi-billion-dollar gaming industry are limitless. Whether an individual takes a more traditional route or creates their own path for gaming in another industry, the rise of gamification in … [Read more...]

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VR Training Expands to Make Collaborative Education Relevant to all Workers and for all Skills

VR Training Expands to Make Collaborative Education Relevant to all Workers and for all Skills

VR Training Expands to Make Collaborative Education Relevant to all Workers and for all Skills The ROI of this tech investment changed during the pandemic as many organizations reevaluated virtual reality platforms. Training in virtual reality environments always made sense for certain specialized … [Read more...]

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Duolingo Embraces Gamification of Learning Ahead of IPO

Duolingo Embraces Gamification of Learning Ahead of IPO

Duolingo Embraces Gamification of Learning Ahead of IPO While Robinhood pushes back against any suggestion that it is deliberately gamifying investing, another company about to go public — language-learning app Duolingo — is placing its gamification skills front and center. Why it matters: … [Read more...]

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SalesScreen Expands Its Gamification Platform Allowing All Employees to Root on Their Sales Team

SalesScreen Expands Its Gamification Platform Allowing All Employees to Root on Their Sales Team

SalesScreen Expands Its Gamification Platform Allowing All Employees to Root On Their Sales Team Supporter provides cross-department transparency and more connection between teams to foster company-wide camaraderie. NEW YORK, NY, US.  -- SalesScreen, a sales gamification company who for the past … [Read more...]

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Incentivized Gamification Platform for Sales Teams

Incentivized Gamification Platform for Sales Teams

Dallas-Based Arcade Raises $4.5M Seed Round to Expand Its Incentivized Gamification Platform for Sales Teams Arcade believes engaged sales teams provide better customer service and sell more. Its proprietary approach is based on an SaaS solution that intelligently gamifies the workplace—focusing … [Read more...]

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Assessing Extended Reality’s Potential

Assessing Extended Reality’s Potential

Assessing Extended Reality's Potential VR and AR still mystify some integrators, but advocates say the potential of extended reality (XR) solutions is staggering. Want to dig for cultural artifacts in Egypt? Teleport to the Rocky Mountains for ecology class? How about drawing in three … [Read more...]

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