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Earth Day Makes Us Think This Is A Fitting Video Game
20 Apr 2012
We are becoming more and more aware that the fate of mankind is inextricably connected to that of animals and the environment. …More
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Gamers outdo computers at matching up disease genes
12 Mar 2012
by Stephen Strauss: Computer game crowdsources DNA sequence alignments across different species. …More
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Can Video Games Solve Energy And Environmental Concerns?
8 Feb 2012
Video games are a huge part of life today. Advanced gaming technology now means anyone can immerse themselves in warfare, become a rock star, or win the World Series, albeit virtually. But what if video games could also teach people about energy technologies and environmental concerns? …More
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27 Dec 2011
This TED Talk, is about a geo-political exercise I created for public school children in 1978. …More
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WHAT SOCIAL COMMERCE CAN LEARN FROM SOCIAL GAMING
20 Dec 2011
What could social commerce learn from social gaming? …More
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Games that launch companies, games that heal: Q&A with Jane McGonigal
23 Nov 2011
Jane McGonigal is a game designer with an apparently simple idea: some of the billions of hours we spend playing games can be used to solve real world problems, …More
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The Deepak Chopra Project: Video Game To Bring Mass Enlightenment
7 Oct 2011
There were a lot of huge hype for AAA games at E3 2011, buit sometimes, in all the excitement, some of the smaller, more esoteric games are overlooked. This year at E3, THQ announced the most esoteric game I’ve ever heard of. …More
GAMES TO AWAKEN THE BODY, MIND, & SPIRIT
Games can be powerful developmental tools, but until now, the true potential of these gaming environments have not been realized. Awaken provides exciting evolutionary challenges as a way of advancing in the game.
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Can A Video Game Plant 1 Million Real Trees?
27 Apr 2012
There are lots of online initiatives that claim to be capable of catalyzing real world change. We sign petitions, like Facebook posts, and accumulate points, all in the hope that somehow, somewhere along the line, our actions will make a difference. …More
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“Journey” review: Video game or work of art?
9 Apr 2012
(CBS News) “Journey” is not like most modern video games. It doesn’t appeal to the adrenaline-fueled, murder junkie inside of us.
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Videogamers Embark on Nonkilling Spree
1 Feb 2012
There’s a new way to play video games- without killing. West Side Luigi, a.k.a. Daniel Mullins, shows his stuff with his pacifist monk character Felix in “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.” Warning: Video contains some animated violence. …More
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Google’s AI Challenge: Who Can Build The Smartest Ant Colony
24 Dec 2011
Want to prove to Google that you’ve got some serious programming chops? Then you better prepare yourself for war. Ant war. …More
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Gabe Zichermann: How games make kids smarter
27 Nov 2011
Gabe Zichermann is an entrepreneur, author, highly rated public speaker and gamification thought leader.
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Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world
7 Nov 2011
Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.
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Why Crunching Data For Science Is the Future of Game-Playing
13 Mar 2012
by Rebecca Boyle: Gamers with a penchant for puzzles are having fun answering the most tedious questions in science. …More
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Do the Best Web Workers Think Like Gamers?
24 Feb 2012
Ask the typical manager of a dispersed team what sort of mindset he hopes to encourage in his employees and the last answer you’d expect to get is that of a gamer. …More
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Thinking out of the box: Consoles are no longer the only game in town
28 Dec 2011
THE IDEA BEHIND video games used to be simple. Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Sega …More
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27 Dec 2011
Video games will be the fastest-growing and most exciting form of mass media over the coming decade, says Tim Cross
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Alternate Reality Game ‘EVOKE’ Uses Gamers to Change the World
23 Nov 2011
Most video games ask little else of players than to dedicate 10 hours or so of their time to save a virtual princess or prevent the world’s destruction. …More
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In 3 Weeks Video Gamers Defeat Biochemical Puzzle That Scientists Couldn’t Solve for Years
29 Sep 2011
Singularityhub.com September 24, 2011 Foldit is an online game that rewards you for figuring out how proteins fold. Earn points and change science forever. Seriously.