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...]
Texas A&M University is Offering a new 6-Week Online Asynchronous Course
Introduction to Game-Based learning, starting October 20th. The course features top industry experts and provides, award winning educational games, weekly live sessions and labs. Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion and 25 PD or 2.5 CEU credits. The course is now … [Read more...]
Red 6: The Future of Combat Pilot Training with Augmented Reality
Red 6: The Future of Combat Pilot Training with Augmented Reality For many years, training military pilots to fly, fight, and win has been done on the ground inside simulators — and, of course, in the air actually flying (think of the movie Top Gun). But such flying is very costly to taxpayers and, … [Read more...]
DOD Wants Virtual Reality Tech That Will Work in Low Bandwidth Environments
DOD Wants Virtual Reality Tech That Will Work in Low Bandwidth Environments The Department of Defense’s chief technology officer wants to find virtual reality and augmented reality tech that will also work in low bandwidth environments to enable “distributed operations.” Heidi Shyu said Tuesday … [Read more...]
Augmented and Virtual Reality Step Up for Military Maintenance
Augmented and Virtual Reality Step Up for Military Maintenance The CV-22 Osprey is a perfect example of a military aircraft that is both revolutionary and complicated to maintain. First put into service in 2007, it can act as both a helicopter and an airplane. In addition to being really amazing to … [Read more...]
Genius Foundation Awards $300,000 To UCF Interdisciplinary Health Research
Genius Foundation Awards $300,000 To UCF Interdisciplinary Health Research The award, which is the first major gift to UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center, will support eight interdisciplinary faculty research projects. Eight interdisciplinary faculty research projects — on health topics … [Read more...]
Which Game Making Tool Is Right for You?
Which Game Making Tool Is Right for You? Game development is possibly one of the more difficult hobbies to get into, mainly due to how huge and daunting it can seem. Not only do aspiring indie game developers have to know how to code, but there's also the art, the writing, the design, the … [Read more...]
Reinforcement Learning Improves Game Testing, EA’s AI Team Finds
Reinforcement Learning Improves Game Testing, EA’s AI Team Finds As game worlds grow more vast and complex, making sure they are playable and bug-free is becoming increasingly difficult for developers. And gaming companies are looking for new tools, including artificial intelligence, to … [Read more...]
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...]
Serious Game Design and Clinical Improvement in Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Review
Serious Game Design and Clinical Improvement in Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Review Serious video games have now been used and assessed in clinical protocols, with several studies reporting patient improvement and engagement with this type of therapy. Even though some literature reviews have … [Read more...]
Gaming to improve geotechnical engineering education—and broaden diversity
Gaming to improve geotechnical engineering education—and broaden diversity A new research project at Rowan University’s Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATES) aims to teach students real-world geotechnical engineering concepts and attract diverse … [Read more...]
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...]
The Dark Side of Health Gamification
The Dark Side of Health Gamification The use of gamification by businesses and consumers has become widespread. It's more visible in the digital health arena, but there are hidden dangers for users. Gamifying our lives may seem like an easy way to motivate ourselves and others toward healthy … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Games for Change Kicked Off Its Latest Video Game Design Challenge for Students
Games for Change Kicked Off Its Latest Video Game Design Challenge for Students Nonprofit Games for Change has announced its 2021-2022 G4C Student Challenge, a national video game design competition that allows middle and high schools students to submit ideas for video games that are focused on … [Read more...]
Training the Older Brain in 3-D: Video Game Enhances Cognitive Control
Training the Older Brain in 3-D: Video Game Enhances Cognitive Control UCSF Study Finds Brain Training Game Effective in Improving Multitasking Skills Scientists at UC San Francisco are reporting that they have found a way to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on the brain, using a … [Read more...]
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...]
Tips for iOS Game Development
Tips for iOS Game Development iOS is one of the most popular operating systems in the world. Installed only on Apple devices, it has virtually no compatibility issues. The AppStore is used by more than 100 million users per day – such traffic gives a novice game developer a serious motivation to … [Read more...]
AppliedVR Taps Curebase to run At-Home Clinical Trials Testing VR for Pain Treatment
AppliedVR Taps Curebase to run At-Home Clinical Trials Testing VR for Pain Treatment After clearing a major regulatory hurdle to use its virtual reality treatment for chronic pain, AppliedVR is now planning to run multiple VR therapy clinical trials from patients' homes. Curebase, a company that … [Read more...]
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