Google’s New Approach For Training Game Testing Agents Google AI system provides developers with a game-developer friendly API. Google AI has introduced an ML-based approach for game developers to efficiently train game testing agents and find bugs. Last year, Sony had pulled Cyberpunk 2077 from … [Read more...]

A Brief History of Video Games Video games have come a very long way since they first came into existence nearly fifty years ago. You only need to take a look at your favorite childhood video games to appreciate how much video gaming technology has advanced in the last decade or two. The space has … [Read more...]

15 Easy Ways To Become A Game Developer Without A Degree A lot of you have probably thought about developing games at some point in your life, particularly if you’re an avid gamer yourself. But then you read about all the boring requirements and degrees needed to become a game developer, which … [Read more...]

Demand-Supply Scenario of Gaming Simulator to Remain Balanced During the Forecast Period Simulation gaming basically an imitation and recreation of a real-life situation with advanced visualization technologies and software programming. Simulation games can be played with board games, computer … [Read more...]

Meetings with Gamification Experts The International Festival of Virtual Reality Experience (VRE), designed by the Iconialab Cultural Association and founded by Artistic Director Mariangela Matarozzo, in its first edition, is a project through which we want to deepen the impact of technologies and … [Read more...]

View Point: Thoughts on the Gamification of SVOD Platforms The rise in video and audio streaming platforms will no doubt follow the same path as their predecessors — social media platforms. The winners figured out how to gamify the platform, and had exponential growth and then scaled fast. … [Read more...]

Virtual Reality Is Where the Internet Was 20 Years Ago The Future of VR Gaming is already a force within the global market, pulling $160 billion in revenue as of 2020 with a +9.3% year-on-year increase. The number of gamers worldwide are only rising and are expected to exceed 3 billion by 2023. … [Read more...]

Scientists Created a Video Game That Makes People Hear Sounds That Aren't Real Scientists induced people and mice to report hearing sounds that did not actually exist while playing a computer game, an effect called “hallucination-like perception,” according to a new study. The cross-species … [Read more...]

Automotive Gamification Market Forecast to 2027 Arcaris, IncBunchball, IncCallidus, Software, IncInglobe, TechnologiesMicrosoft, CorporationNissanPlaybasisRE’FLEKT, GmbHRobert, Bosch, GmbHSAP, SE Gamification Technology refers to the driver’s safety and security. A typical safety app would … [Read more...]

Revealed: Mobile Games are World’s Most Popular Apps Mobile games and gaming apps are the most popular genre across the globe. Japan creates the most gaming apps of any country, with more than 1 in 4 of all apps created coming from the gaming genre. Brazil makes it to the top 10 with 9% … [Read more...]

Bridging the World of Today and Tomorrow Through Computer Science The rapid growth of technology remained unhindered as COVID-19 ravaged the economy in 2020. If anything, the pandemic served as a catalyst for companies’ adoption of technologies into their day-to-day operations. Lockdowns led to the … [Read more...]

Video Game Characters and Veterans’ Benefits This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, when the First Amendment protects a video game’s digital image of someone else’s likeness without that person’s consent and when the effective date for a … [Read more...]

Virtual Training Market Growing Demand by CAE, Cubic, ON24, QinetiQ Group, BAE Systems Virtual Training Comprehensive Study by Components (Hardware, Software), End User (Defense and Security, Civil Aviation, Education, E-Learning, Game-Based Learning, Entertainment, Others (Digital Manufacturing … [Read more...]

  COVID-19: Time to Take 'Serious' Games Seriously The impact of gaming during COVID is not just anecdotal. The industry has grown by almost 20% in 2020 to a staggering $179 billion and is projected to hit nearly $218 billion by 2023. The more interesting fact however, isn’t just the … [Read 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...]

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...]

UK Psychologists, Doctors Reveal the Benefits of Gaming: Social, Emotional, Development Benefits Found in New Study 28% of internet users play games to meet new people • A third of gamers say they play because they like to challenge themselves. • There are 20,000 gaming jobs in the UK, providing … [Read more...]

Virtual reality is offering timely perspectives on race, diversity and culture. Here's how As demand for virtual reality and augmented reality continues to grow, people are increasingly using it to learn about racism or hear more stories from people of color. Read more: What is augmented … [Read more...]

Top Gamification Trends to Look Out for Gamification is not a new process, but the buzzword has recently gained overwhelming popularity. With diminishing engagement and retention rates, and a downhill trend in customer attention span, gamification is a timely antidote to these instances. Today, … [Read more...]