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RWJ Foundation Awards $1.85 Million for Health Games Research
by Danny Cowan
[11.05.09]
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded more than $1.85 million in grants dedicated to researching video games that promote physical activity, encourage disease prevention, and result in positive changes in player health.
Serious Games
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IPKeys Selects Gamebryo LightSpeed Dev Platform for Counter-IED Sim
by Danny Cowan
[10.07.09]
Information security company IPKeys has chosen Emergent's Gamebryo LightSpeed game engine and development platform to create simulations that will train members of the U.S. armed forces to identify homemade explosive devices.
Serious Games
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ESA: Record Number of U.S. Universities Offer Game Design Courses
by Danny Cowan
[10.01.09]
The Entertainment Software Association has found that 254 colleges and universities in the U.S. are offering courses and degrees in video game development -- a significant increase attributed to gaming's growing prominence in business and in education. [4]
Serious Games, Student/Education
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Upcoming PC, XNA-Based Game Explores Iranian Election Riots
by Danny Cowan
[09.22.09]
Games industry veteran Borut Pfeifer has announced the development of The Unconcerned, an upcoming PC and Xbox 360 downloadable game focused on the protests and riots that followed the controversial Iranian presidential election in June of this year. [5]
PC, Console, Serious Games
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Research: 'Prosocial' Games Have Strong Correlation With Good Behavior
by Kris Graft
[06.18.09]
Past research has claimed a relationship between violent video games and bad behavior -- but research published this week finds a correlation between nonviolent "prosocial" games and positive behavior. [13]
PC, Console, Serious Games
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GameCareerGuide: Game Design And Architecture
by Staff
[06.16.09]
Can the processes of game design and play be applied to the design of real-world architecture? That's the question Masters student Chris Totten asks in this write-up of his thesis work -- with the help of Valve Software.
PC, Serious Games
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Interview: Sawyer Talks Games For Health Event And The Road Ahead
by Leigh Alexander
[06.16.09]
The fifth annual Games For Health conference was the event's biggest year yet, and Gamasutra talks to organizer Ben Sawyer about the biggest takeaways in the arena where video games meet health care. [1]
PC, Console, Serious Games, Originals
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Civil Rights Group Sues Troy, New York Over Exhibition
by Christian Nutt
[06.12.09]
In a story that shows the complexities in the blurring of the line between games and art, The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit due to the closure of an exhibition that featured artist Wafaa Bilal's game Virtual Jihadi.
[13]
PC, Serious Games
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Interview: Hopelab, Virtual Heroes Talk New Re-Mission Game For Cancer Patients
by Staff
[06.11.09]
Gamasutra talks to Hopelab and Virtual Heroes about their just-announced partnership to create a new, updated version of Re-Mission, a game created to inspire and encourage kids suffering from cancer. [1]
PC, Console, Serious Games, Originals
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Winners Announced in 2009 Life.Love. Game Design Contest
by Danny Cowan
[06.11.09]
The Jennifer Ann Crecente Memorial Group has announced the winners of the 2009 Life.Love. Game Design Contest, a competition to raise awareness of teen dating violence through interactive media.
Serious Games
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Game Design Challenge Crowns 'The Credit Crisis' Winners
by Staff
[06.09.09]
In the latest Game Design Challenge at education-focused Gamasutra sister site GameCareerGuide, readers submitted ideas for games that tackle the global credit crisis -- inspired by a popular viral video.
PC, Console, Mobile Phone, Mobile Console, Serious Games
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GCG's Game Design Challenge Tackles The Crisis Of Credit
by Christian Nutt
[05.21.09]
Gamasutra sister site Game Career Guide has published its latest Game Design Challenge -- this time focusing on presenting the global credit crisis in a compelling and easy-to-understand way.
PC, Console, Mobile Phone, Mobile Console, Serious Games
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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of May 15
by Staff
[05.15.09]
Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted this week in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Blizzard, Blue Castle, Ubisoft and more.
PC, Console, Mobile Console, Serious Games, Career, Originals
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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of May 8
by Staff
[05.08.09]
Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted this week in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Microsoft Game Studios, Ubisoft, NetDevil and more.
PC, Console, Mobile Console, Serious Games, Career, Originals
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Kuma Games Announces Maersk Alabama Hijacking-Inspired Title
by Danny Cowan
[05.06.09]
Episodic video game developer Kuma Games has announced Somali Showdown: Pirates on the High Seas, a multiplayer action game inspired by the recent Maersk Alabama hijacking by Somali pirates.
PC, Serious Games
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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of May 1
by Staff
[05.04.09]
In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Raven Software, Infinity Ward and more.
PC, Console, Mobile Console, Serious Games, Career
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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of April 24
by Staff
[04.24.09]
In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Activision, Ubisoft and more.
PC, Console, Mobile Console, Serious Games, Career
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Applied Research Associates Acquires Virtual Heroes
by Danny Cowan
[04.17.09]
International physical science research and engineering company Applied Research Associates has acquired noted serious games developer Virtual Heroes, creators of HumanSim and contributors to the America's Army series.
Serious Games
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DML Competition Awards $2 Million to International Learning Projects
by Danny Cowan
[04.16.09]
By putting $2 million in grants up for grabs, the Digital Media and Learning Competition has recognized that gaming can be a highly effective method for learning complex subjects.
Serious Games
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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of April 3
by Eric Caoili
[04.03.09]
In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Realtime Worlds, Krome Studios, A2M, and more.
PC, Console, Serious Games, Career
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