May 28 2011

A Video Game that Really Gives You the Shivers

New Disney technology gives users sensations on their skin, while playing a game or watching a movie.

Mar 26 2011

Digital Cubes Offer Wireless, Interactive Game Playing

Tag: Computers,Design,Games and GearAmy Dusto @ 1:57 pm
Goodbye board games. MIT Media Labs' Sifteo Cubes promise high-tech interactive play.

Mar 11 2011

How to Hit the Perfect Bank Shot

Tag: Computer Simulation,Games and Gear,SportsAmy Dusto @ 3:36 pm
What's the best way to make sure your shot sinks into the net? With science, of course!

Jan 19 2011

Video Game Stars Paramecium As Protagonist

Tag: Games and Gear,Serious Games,Video Game SystemsTracy Staedter @ 2:10 pm
Paramecium is a fleer not a fighter. He's the epitome of evasion, the personification of parry and the apotheosis of avoidance.

Jan 04 2011

Play a Game, Feed Hungry People

Correct answers to quiz questions results in actual rice being donated to people in need.

Oct 25 2010

Are Video Games Art?

Tag: Games and Gear,Video Game Systems,Visual ArtsRobert Lamb @ 7:18 pm
The debate is actually very similar to that over modern art.

Sep 07 2010

Rock Your Inner Glockenspiel Player

Tag: Computer Software,Games and Gear,MusicClark Boyd @ 2:54 pm
This software auto-magically converts songs into three different practice-friendly formats to help people learn how to play an instrument.

Jul 29 2010

What Does Your Avatar Say About You?

Online avatars say a lot about the personality of their creators. For better or worse.

Jul 19 2010

A ‘Real’ Virtual Human

Tag: Animation,Games and Gear,Video Game Systems,Virtual RealityDavid Teeghman @ 4:56 pm
Microsoft has shown off a "virtual human" that reacts to a person's emotions, body movements and voice.

Jul 15 2010

A Way to Play Brain-Controlled Games on Airplanes

Practice your golf swing at 35,000 feet.

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