There are more than 2.5 billion video gamers in the world but not all screens are created equal. A Cambridge company is showing families video games can be used for good, teaching children to manage big emotions.
Eight-year old Caleb Howes likes video games as much as any other kid but he's found one that's pretty unique. It's called Mightier.
"Nobody wants to be told to calm down," said Craig Lund, the company's chief executive officer and co-founder.
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Chargers players use SoFi Stadium's huge Oculus video board to play video games - CBSSports.com
SoFi Stadium, the new home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers , cost $5 billion to make and, as a result, is pretty impressive. Among its state of the art technology and unique features. SoFi Stadium has a 360-degree Oculus screen and it turns out it has more uses than just updating scores and showing advertisements and highlights on game days.
With the stadium now open, the players for both teams get to enjoy everything it has to over, and they have made sure to take advantage of it. On Wednesday, Chargers safety Rayshawn Jenkins and kicker Mike Badgley used the 70,000 square-foot screen to play some video games.
Empire40: Video Games Strike Back - Fantha Tracks
On Sunday August 2nd 2020 “All the Cool Stuff” and “Farthest From” presented “Empire 40” – a celebration of 40 years of “The Empire Strikes Back”. There were interviews with those involved in making it, and those that have been inspired by it, as well as podcasts, collections, messages and much more.
Dave has look at how Star Wars has influenced the games industry and how Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back had and impact on video games.
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Rayman creator Michel Ancel says he’s quit the games industry | VGC
"Today is very special for me. After more than 30 years, I've decided to stop working on video games and fully focus on my second passion: Wildlife," he wrote.
"My new project takes place in the real world and consists in a wildlife open sanctuary dedicated to education, nature lovers and … wild animals.
"Many of you might want to know what will happen to Wild and BGE2. No worries, since many months now the teams are autonomous and the projects are going super well. Beautiful things to be seen soon."
Why Iron Man Is The Weakest Avenger, In The Video Game, At Least
The community is currently waiting for a hefty patch that aims to fix a lot of the game's most pressing issues like absent rewards and destructive bugs, but until then, I wanted to complain about something else.
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One of my biggest points of praise for Avengers is how well-designed each of the character kits are for each hero. They feel distinct, unique and very superheroic in combat (minus problems with enemies like infinitely tracking missiles or double stagger instakills).
Feel Good Friday: Cider, Video Games, and Museums - South Sound Magazine
Every weekend is a good one to visit this Thurston County gem . Here, the apple fritters are warm, the pies are plentiful, the farm animals are cute, and the cider comes in all kinds of fruity flavors. Bring your camera and your appetite. The Apple Festival begins Sept. 26 and continues every weekend through the end of October.
PAX — Seattle's biggest gaming convention — is now streaming through Sunday, Sept. 20. See interviews with top game makers and play demos of the hottest new games coming this holiday season. You won't need to wait in long lines or spend a dime. Check out some of our favorite games to try out here.
Examining racial attitudes in virtual spaces through gaming | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute
The national dialogue on race has progressed powerfully and painfully in the past year, and issues of racial bias in the news have become ubiquitous. However, for over a decade, researchers from MIT's Imagination, Computation, and Expression Laboratory (ICE Lab) have been developing systems to model, simulate, and analyze such issues of identity.
In recent years there's been a rise in popularity of video games or virtual reality (VR) experiences addressing racial issues for educational or training purposes, coinciding with the rapid development of the academic field of serious or "impact" games such as " Walk a Mile in Digital Shoes " or " 1000 Cut Journey ."
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