GDC 2012 Announces Two New Summits, Opens Call For Submissions  
by Staff [09.29.11]
GDC 2012 organizers have opened the call for submissions through October 31 for the show's specialized Summits, revealing new Games For Change and Game IT Summits for the March 2012 event.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious

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Gamers Help Discover New Potential Planets Using NASA Data 5
by Mike Rose [09.28.11]
University researchers have identified what may potentially be two planets outside of our solar system, thanks to users taking part in an online gaming experiment called Planet Hunters.
Serious, Business/Marketing

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Univ Of Utah Game Seeks To Build Strength In Youth Cancer Patients  
by Kyle Orland [09.26.11]
A recently unveiled, motion-controlled game project from researchers at the University of Utah aims to help promote both the physical and mental strength of children working through difficult cancer treatments.
Indie, Serious, Design

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Firms Using Game-Like Simulations To Cull Job Applicants 5
by Kyle Orland [09.26.11]
Firms from Target to Starbucks are using interactive simulations of workplace tasks to help weed out duds from mountains of recession-fueled job applications.
Serious, Design, Business/Marketing

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Interview: Warco Aims To Show The Human Side Of War 22
by Kyle Orland [09.21.11]
Defiant Development's Morgan Jaffit talks to Gamasutra about Warco, a new war game that replaces the player's gun with a video camera in an attempt to show the human side of war.
Console/PC, Indie, Serious, Exclusive, Art, Design, Business/Marketing

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Foldit Players Outperform Computer Models On Viral Protein Modeling 2
by Kyle Orland [09.19.11]
Players of the online game Foldit have been able to determine the optimal structure of a protein that could prove key to the development of antiretroviral drugs to combat diseases like AIDS.
Serious, Business/Marketing

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Professional Developers Left Out Of Second STEM Edu-Game Design Challenge 5
by Kyle Orland [09.16.11]
Organizers have announced the second annual STEM Challenge to encourage education through game design, but professional game developers are seemingly excluded from this year's competition.
Indie, Serious, Design, Production

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Interview: Molleindustria On Phone Story's 'Objectionable' Message 69
by Leigh Alexander [09.14.11]
Gamasutra talks to Molleindustria about Phone Story, the hardware industry critique that's been pulled from the App Store -- and about the culture of complacency that surrounds mobile game development.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Exclusive, Design

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Kinect Used To Help Detect Increased Fall Risk In Elderly Patients 4
by Kyle Orland [09.08.11]
Researchers at Missouri University are using Microsoft's 3D depth sensing Kinect to help gauge changes in behavior that could indicate increased risk of a fall in elderly patients.
Serious, Business/Marketing

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Playing Games May Improve 'Lazy Eye' Symptoms, Suggests Study 4
by Frank Cifaldi [09.02.11]
There are very few treatments to help adults combat amblyopia, commonly called "lazy eye," but new research coming out of UC Berkeley suggests off-the-shelf video games may help.
Serious, Design, Business/Marketing

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Interview: Project Whitecard CEO Talks NASA MMO 5
by Leigh Alexander [09.01.11]
Gamasutra talks to Project Whitecard CEO Khal Shariff about Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond, an ambitious multi-stage MMO project based on NASA's space program.
Console/PC, Serious, Exclusive, Business/Marketing

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Serious Play Conference 2011: Microsoft's 'Productivity Games' 1
by Stephen Jacobs [08.29.11]
At the Gamasutra-attended Serious Play Conference last week, two Microsoft presentations discussed the company's "Productivity Games," which motivate players to become better corporate citizens.
Social/Online, Serious, Business/Marketing

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Air Medic Sky One Gets Best Of Show At Serious Play  
by Leigh Alexander [08.25.11]
The 2011 International Serious Play Awards, which aims to recognize outstanding games for learning, military and medical applications, has recognized 20 titles in its annual competition.
Serious, Design

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Feature: Neuroscience Shows Positive Health Applications For Gaming  
by Staff [08.23.11]
In a new Gamasutra feature, neuroscientist Erin Robinson looks at a collection of studies looking at gaming's effect on the brain, including many showi
Serious, Design

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Serious Play Awards Name Finalists 1
by Kyle Orland [08.22.11]
The Serious Play Conference has announced 20 finalists in its debut Serious Play Award Competition, with winners to be announced at the conference this week.
Indie, Serious, Business/Marketing

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IBM Demonstrates Neural Net Chip With Pong AI 9
by Kyle Orland [08.19.11]
A new computer chip now being developed by IBM emulates the structure of the human brain to achieve artificial intelligence and machine learning goals, including teaching a computer to win at Pong.
Serious, Programming, Design, Production

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GDC Europe 2011 Reminds On Registration Deadline, Details Events  
by Staff [08.08.11]
With just a day left to register online for next week's GDC Europe, event organizers have chosen to highlight the various events and parties that at the Gamescom co-located Cologne show.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Business/Marketing

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Educational Start-Up Nabs $1.5M Funding To Make Games That 'Don't Suck' 4
by Frank Cifaldi [08.03.11]
Educational games start-up Airy Labs has raised $1.5 million in funding to "make games that parents can feel good about handing to their kids...and that don't suck."
Smartphone/Tablet, Serious, Business/Marketing

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Konami Hosting Childhood Obesity Summit, DDR Tournament In West Virginia 3
by Kyle Orland [07.15.11]
Video game publisher Konami will be hosting its first ever Childhood Obesity Summit alongside a Dance Dance Revolution tournament in West Virginia later this month, with support from the state and federal government.
Console/PC, Serious, Business/Marketing

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Michigan Senator Proposes Reinstating Game Tax Credit At Lower Rates  
by Kyle Orland [07.14.11]
Just days after a new budget severely scaled back Michigan's film and video game tax credit program, a state senator is looking to reinstate the full credit program at somewhat reduced rates.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Business/Marketing

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