Video games go viral at UW educational research lab

Video games go viral at UW educational research lab
Wisconsin State Journal
Nathan Patterson, a programmer and designer at UW-Madison's educational research lab, races to meet a deadline for an update to one of the lab's first commercial efforts, the game Virulent. Upstairs in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, ...
"PC Gamer Digital" - Beta Released On Steam
Ve3d.com
There are new and confusing things afoot in the world of Steam - a beta has been released of a new digital platform by PC Gamer. Initially it seemed that I'd be left completely in the dark about the whole thing due to my location outside of the US ...
Maroon and Gamer: Controversial Skill Reaches the Dead Island
The State Press
By Spencer Fawcett September 17, 2011 at 12:01 am Print This Post In the beginning of September, “Dead Island” was released in North America. It received good reviews and high commercial success, shipping two million copies of the game by the end of ...
Weekly Gaming Poll: What type of portable gamer are you?
TechnoBuffalo
By Joey Davidson on September 16, 2011 in Portable Welcome to thins brand-spankin'-new TechnoBuffalo feature we're going to try and run once every week. We've got ourselves an outstanding, talkative community and we're looking to harness that and spur ...
Hot sauce measures gamer aggression
Tbo.com
By JENNIFER LARUE HUGET | The Washington Post For years, researchers have been trying to tease out the relationship between video game violence and aggressive behavior. A study published Aug. 17 in the American Psychological Association journal ...
Gears of War franchise exits with guns blazing
Globe and Mail
... game's author – experienced space-opera writer Karen Traviss, who has written Star Wars, Halo and Gears of War novels – has a talent for frying up scintillating sci-fi melodrama of the sort that perfectly fits the pace and spectacle of video games. ...
'NHL 12' plus 'Chains of Olympus' what's new, used in video games
NOLA.com (blog)
By Doug Elfman New and coming soon in video games: Since the NHL has re-embraced its thuggish brutality, NHL 12 (EA) is following suit. This year's hockey title comes with a revamped physics engine so that "bone-crushing hits" are just as gnarly as the ...
rolling video games
WEAR
You know, we make it real easy for parents to be even bigger heroes then they already are to their kids." Rolling Video Games serves Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. It cost $299 for the first 2 hours and $100 for each hour after that. ...
CVG Site of the Week
Computerandvideogames.com
With its far-reaching access, Edge caters for every kind of gamer and industry professionals alike. Edge is unique for the breadth of its coverage and our audience, which spans committed gamers, industry professionals and creative leaders from across ...
Shooters Face Off, and the Legend of Zelda Continues
New York Times
The good news is that the overall levels of visual craft, technical achievement and storytelling panache in video games have never been higher. Just about everyone in the industry realizes that the path to success is to concentrate on making fewer, ...
Video Game Origins Explored at Museum of Moving Image Event, 10/1
Broadway World
"Where did video games come from?" This question and more will be explored in "The Beginnings ofVideo Games," a special event at Museum of the Moving Image on Saturday, October 1, 2011, at 2:00 pm The program will feature a live video chat with the ...
[Weekly Rewind] 9/17/2011 - Your Recap of Gaming News
Complex.com (blog)
Let's take a look back at some of our bigger stories here on Complex in the video gamesdepartment: The Old Republic smuggled in a new trailer to get us even more excited for the new MMORPG. Do you remember the PC game Syndicate? If not, don't fear, ...
Retro Corner: 'Paperboy'
Digital Spy
By Mark Langshaw, Gaming / Comics Reporter Video games don't always have to involve a complex plot and compelling narrative. A simple concept more than suffices providing it's tied to a compelling gameplay experience. Delivering newspapers along a ...
World Of Warcraft: The Official Magazine Is No More
Cinema Blend
... balance or a collection of six in-game WoW pets. A few subscribers with lengthy subscriptions were also offered additional premiums, such as a PC Gamersubscription. Full details on the refund process can be found at the magazine's website.
Attention all PC gamers: the open beta of PC Gamer Digital is LIVE! [US only ...
PC Gamer Magazine
Made by the same team that brings you the best-selling PC gaming magazine in the whole world, PC Gamer Digital gives you a totally new way to explore, discover, and experience PC games, and lets you share those experiences with your friends, ...
Fantastic Arcade returns with new games, new events, for sophomore year
Austin American-Statesman
The organizers of Fantastic Arcade, a four-day Austin event focused on independent video games, say that this year's edition won't stray too far from the formula that made last year's debut a success. Running alongside the successful film festival ...
Etude 2.0 Shrinks Piano To Size Of iPad With Free App
Blinded By Sound
Popular video games like RockBand and Guitar Hero allowed kids with the love of music and the dream of instrumental prowess "play" their favorite songs without actually learning a thing and it's just one reason digital has been the death of music in ...
Study on Effects of Violent Games: Blame the Player, Not the Game
Kotaku
It's probably not the best idea to have that child play violent video games," says Markey. "Video games are not simply good or bad for everybody. But for some individuals who have certain dispositions, if they play video games they're much more likely ...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS Review: From 3D to... 3D?
TheHDRoom
For many of today's gamers, one title holds the crown as the defining moment when most of us fell in love with the art form of video games. And that game is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Originally released in November of 1998, Ocarina of Time, ...
Saturday Soapbox: Are Games Racist, Sexist - Or Just Bad? - Opinion
Eurogamer.net
The incidents have led righteous observers to claim that the video games business is institutionally bigoted. I'm not here to argue for or against that point. I certainly think it's got enough merit that it needs to be taken seriously, ...
Tech helps the elderly
Columbia Daily Tribune
By Janese Silvey Researchers at the University of Missouri have found technology commonly used for video games and security systems is effective at detecting illness and fall risks in senior citizens. The study comes several years after researchers ...
5 Great Games for $5.99 or Less
Patch.com
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger was one of the first video games to take live acting very seriously. It was actually marketed as the world's first interactive movie. Released back in 1994, it deserves credit for pioneering the use of CGI ...
Fall's most elaborate game bundles
New York Post (blog)
They're either gamer nerd manna or a huge, enormous waste of money. This fall, we'll see a bunch of special/limited/collector/amazeballs editions of highly anticipated games that come with all sorts of bits and bobs to clutter up your (no doubt) ...
Art imitating life imitating art, Atari-style
Chicago Reader
Expressive 8-bit video games on the internet: Good for more than just nostalgia (although they are very good for that). One such game lets you experience the discomfort of a year-old performance art show at New York's Museum of Modern Art from the ...
Drive to set future game technology in motion
Sydney Morning Herald
Photo: Supplied FORGET I Spy and hand-held video games - they are passe. Soon the kids will be able to stay amused playing with three-dimensional holograms controlled by motion sensors. The technology, similar to Microsoft's Kinetic system, ...
Rumor: iPhone 5 press conference o...
Neowin
Now a new rumor over at the Pocket Gamer web site claims they have inside info about the date for the press conference that will introduce Apple's next smartphone to the public. The article claims, via unnamed sources, that the press conference will be ...
'Portal' For the Mac and PC is Free This Weekend via Steam
Touch Arcade
Sporting a 90 average (and a 9.6 user score) on Metacritic, Portal is a game that I think everyone who even vaguely considers themselves a gamer flat out needs to play. Hell, it's enjoyable enough that even if you're a non-gamer you'll likely still ...
Joining the Mile-High Club, An Interview With Ahmadinejad, and the Decline of ...
Slate Magazine
"Shooting Gallery: Why aren't there any civilians in military video games?" by Michael Thomsen.Video games have come a long way since the days of Mega Man and Super Nintendo. Players now experience breathtaking graphics and intricate scenery, ...
5 Video Game Movies That Aren't As Good As The Game
Screen Junkies
Based on top-selling video games, these movies are incredibly fun and exciting. While these video game movies may not necessarily be cinematic classics, they certainly make for some great entertainment. Lara Croft tries to thwart a mysterious secret ...
Playing the good old hockey game
The Sudbury Star
But the NHL video games are always best played with fleshand- blood friends anyway, either via the co-operative or competitive online modes or head-to-head on the couch (shouting, "I'm gonna make Gretzky's head bleed!" of course. ...
iPad App of the Week: Shadowgun Brings Graphics Power to Mobile Gaming
Chip Chick
The only drawback, at least for the gamer crowd, is that the graphics quality and depth of play aren't at the level as console gaming. Games like Shadowgun, coming to the iPad on September 28 th , are looking to change that conversation. ...
The Eden Center raid: The rest of the story (so far)
Washington Post (blog)
Every few weeks through the summer, the task force used informants and undercover detectives to go into the various cafes and bars and play video games for money, court records show. It was apparently like shooting fish in a, well, video game. ...
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One PS3 pre-order sales gain
Punch Jump
78 in Amazon's Video Games division. Meanwhile, GameStop.com is offering a hovering Mr. Zurkon to aid in battle. Finally, Walmart.com is offering a Sheepinator Morph Weapon Mod to pre-order customers. Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, to be sold Oct. 18, ...
Xbox 360 Live TV Coming By End of the Year
Paste Magazine
With the Xbox 360, you can play video games, watch movies, listen to music and much more. But by the end of the year, you may be able to use your console to watch a multitude of television channels. Showing off the technology in Anaheim, Calif., ...
Australian Gamer Review :: Dead Island - First Impressions
Review by DrDaniel. Piteous and Fearsome: The Psychopathy of Violent Video Games. Opinion by DrDaniel. Australian Gamer Podcast · Australian Gamer Show - first on NetGameRadio.com · Australian Gamer Show - download the podcast ...
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Hip Hop Gamer Interviews Beats By Dre CEO | GameFront
By GameFront Staff
The inimitable Hip Hop Gamer is at it again, this time interviewing Noel Lee, CEO of Beats By Dre. You might already be familiar with these headphones, now ubiquitous at Best Buy, but the company has big plans to break into the gamer ...
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