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Gaming careers driving next generation of creativity

Gaming careers driving next generation of creativity

Gaming careers driving next generation of creativity Newcastle College provide insight into the creative roles that are helping the gaming industry to grow, and the career opportunities that potential students may not have known existed In 2016, the global video game market was valued at £113 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Higher Ed, News

Richard Lindheim, 81, founder of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies

Richard Lindheim, 81, founder of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies

Richard Lindheim, 81, founder of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies Along with founding Paramount Digital Entertainment and creating beloved TV shows,  helped unite academia and technology to advance military training.   Story. It engages. It teaches. It is compelling, inviting, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, People

6 ELEARNING TRENDS CURRENTLY SHAPING THE INDUSTRY

6 ELEARNING TRENDS CURRENTLY SHAPING THE INDUSTRY

6 ELEARNING TRENDS CURRENTLY SHAPING THE INDUSTRY   eLearning is an essential part of teaching in the 21st-century. Having different strategies to administer lessons can benefit students and maximize learning potential. Below you will find trends that are currently shaping the industry. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: K-12, News

How Can Augmented Reality Contribute to Business Decision Making?

How Can Augmented Reality Contribute to Business Decision Making?

How Can Augmented Reality Contribute to Business Decision Making? Business decision making has traditionally relied on experienced managers and human input. Augmented Reality is beginning to allow organizations to leverage the technology to gain a strategic advantage; which has spun the process of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, News

Virtual and augmented reality emerges as manufacturing training tool

Virtual and augmented reality emerges as manufacturing training tool

Virtual and augmented reality emerges as manufacturing training tool Joseph Van Harken and his company Th3rd Coast Digital Solutions have long provided companies with cutting-edge digital training solutions. Many of these solutions were video-based until 2015, when Th3rd Coast developed a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, News

Applications of Virtual Reality in Medicine​

Applications of Virtual Reality in Medicine​

Applications of Virtual Reality in Medicine​  Virtual reality (VR) is the name given to the technology that allows a user to simulate a situation or experience of interest, using a VR headset, within an interactive but computer-generated environment. The simulation is immersive and may require the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthcare, News

Mind the game

Mind the game

Mind the game The new trend of using gamification to treat mental health issues explained The knights have nearly reached. The fortress is under siege and the archers are raining fire. The villagers are trying their best to farm inside the town to feed the soldiers. It hasn’t rained in a year and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthcare, News

Virtual Reality: A ‘Just-In-Time’ Technology for a COVID World

Virtual Reality: A ‘Just-In-Time’ Technology for a COVID World

Virtual Reality: A ‘Just-In-Time' Technology for a COVID World Serious Labs’ mission of revolutionizing the way people learn with VR simulators is right in line with COVID’s ever-present consequence of change. At the top of their “About Us” page, Serious Labs has six words prominently featured … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, News

Virtual reality at Scott AFB brings new dimension to suicide prevention training

Virtual reality at Scott AFB brings new dimension to suicide prevention training

Virtual reality at Scott AFB brings new dimension to suicide prevention training Leaders from across the 375th Air Mobility Wing stepped into a virtual reality-inspired test phase Jan. 12 for a new training effort targeted to help Airmen feel more comfortable about engaging with others to prevent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Military/Govt, News

DARPA asks industry for simulation technology to enable machine autonomy of unmanned ground vehicles

DARPA asks industry for simulation technology to enable machine autonomy of unmanned ground vehicles

DARPA asks industry for simulation technology to enable machine autonomy of unmanned ground vehicles RACER-Sim will develop simulation-based off-road autonomy algorithms, simulation environment technologies, and simulation content generation. ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. military researchers are asking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Military/Govt, News

College Consensus Publishes Aggregate Ranking of the Best Online Master’s in Game Design for 2021

College Consensus Publishes Aggregate Ranking of the Best Online Master’s in Game Design for 2021

College Consensus Publishes Aggregate Ranking of the Best Online Master's in Game Design for 2021 HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., - College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its first-ever ranking of the Best Online Master's in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Higher Ed, News

Ultimate Eye Science Game Rebooted for 2021

Ultimate Eye Science Game Rebooted for 2021

Ultimate Eye Science Game Rebooted for 2021 WATERLOO, ON — It’s back. The latest update of the ultimate virtual eye science game, CORE Knowledge 2.0, is now available at COREKnowledgeGame.org. With the addition of nearly 100 new topics and a reset leaderboard, one question remains: who will become … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthcare, News

Educational game studio Kuato nets $6.1 million to finance VR pivot

Educational game studio Kuato nets $6.1 million to finance VR pivot

Educational game studio Kuato nets $6.1 million to finance VR pivot UK-based educational game developer Kuato Studios has raised £4.5 million ($6.1 million) in funding to launch virtual reality title Panic Room and create future VR projects. The investment round was led by Horizons Ventures and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, News

Games For Change Announces 2021 Festival Themes & More

Games For Change Announces 2021 Festival Themes & More

Games For Change Announces 2021 Festival Themes & More Games For Change dropped details today about their 2021 Festival, including themes for the event and a call for submissions. The event will take place July 12th-14th, and while not specified in the news, we're guessing this year's event … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Research

Healthcare Gamification Market Features of Investment Opportunities, Market Share & Future Trends To 2027

Healthcare Gamification Market Features of Investment Opportunities, Market Share & Future Trends To 2027

Healthcare Gamification Market Features of Investment Opportunities, Market Share & Future Trends To 2027 atest market study on “Global Healthcare Gamification Market Forecast to 2027 – Covid-19 Impact and Global Analysis – By Game Type (Casual Games, Serious Games, and Exercise Games), By … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthcare, News

ENTRIES FOR 2021 INTERNATIONAL SERIOUS PLAY AWARDS DUE FEBRUARY 9

ENTRIES FOR 2021 INTERNATIONAL SERIOUS PLAY AWARDS DUE FEBRUARY 9

Entries in the 2021 International Serious Play Award competition has been set for Tuesday, Feb. 9. The Award honors outstanding learning-based digital and tabletop games in Military, Government, Business, Non-Profit, Healthcare, Higher Education, K12 and Museums/Visiting Centers. The Award … [Read more...]

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Play with purpose: how this social entrepreneur is using gamification to help people change behaviour towards a sustainable life

How this social entrepreneur is using gamification to help people change behaviour towards a sustainable life In 2011, Sonia D'Souza-Bhavsar left a flourishing career in the PR and event management industry to move to China with her husband. It was an exciting time as digital and ecommerce were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, News

Virtual reality is being harnessed by medicine to treat everything from pain to phobias

Virtual reality is being harnessed by medicine to treat everything from pain to phobias

 Virtual reality is being harnessed by medicine to treat everything from pain to phobias A new book by Dr Brennan Spiegel, a physician in the US, makes the argument for a therapy that acknowledges the mind-body connection.   Imagine feeling pain in a non-existent limb or an itch that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthcare, News

Digitally Transform Your Business With Web-Based Virtual Reality

Digitally Transform Your Business With Web-Based Virtual Reality

Digitally Transform Your Business With Web-Based Virtual Reality   Once commonly thought of as just a gaming tool or a means for entertainment, virtual reality platforms are now ushering in a completely new age of business. A recent PwC report predicts that worldwide, almost 23.5 million … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, News

NATO Science presents: Training by gaming

NATO Science presents: Training by gaming

NATO Science presents: Training by gaming The Gamification of Cyber Defence/Resilience project has been ongoing since 2017. What are the biggest lessons learned or advancements in the project since it began? The team initially aimed to gather a catalogue of cyber security-related "serious games" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Military/Govt, News

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