Video games like Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley can inspire players to look after nature

In Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, restoring harmony with nature against exploitative forces is key to the game’s narrative.

Lucas Friche, PhD Candidate, Communication Studies, Université de Lorraine • conversation
March 26, 2024 ~6 min

Anyone can play Tetris, but architects, engineers and animators alike use the math concepts underlying the game

People young and old love the classic video game Tetris. A working knowledge of the spatial reasoning concepts underlying Tetris can set students up for success in mathematics.

Leah McCoy, Professor of Education, Wake Forest University • conversation
Feb. 28, 2024 ~7 min


Cat Steals the Show in Video Sent by Laser from Space

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 20, 2023 ~3 min

A system to keep cloud-based gamers in sync

By synchronizing media streams transmitted from the cloud to two devices, researchers could improve cloud gaming and AR/VR applications.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 31, 2023 ~8 min

Love or hate TikTok's viral bottle-smashing trend? A neuroscientist explains what that says about your brain

For some viewers, the tinkling sound of breaking glass combined with the image of the bottle breaking are perceived as rather satisfying and even soothing.

Helen E Nuttall, Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, Lancaster University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2023 ~7 min

AI scam calls imitating familiar voices are a growing problem – here's how they work

AI can generate a synthetic voice that sounds just like a loved one.

Oliver Buckley, Associate Professor of Cyber Security, University of East Anglia • conversation
July 12, 2023 ~6 min

Why don’t parents like their kids to play with toy guns?

Even fake guns can be dangerous if they are mistaken for real ones by the police or other armed adults.

Laura Prater, Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
March 27, 2023 ~5 min

In machine learning, synthetic data can offer real performance improvements

Models trained on synthetic data can be more accurate than other models in some cases, which could eliminate some privacy, copyright, and ethical concerns from using real data.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 3, 2022 ~8 min


How 'GamerGate' led the gaming industry to embrace more diverse and caring values

The games industry is evolving with the changing values of its players.

Adam Jerrett, Lecturer, Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Sept. 9, 2022 ~9 min

VAR: I used motion capture technology to show why the Premier League gets tight offside decisions wrong

What happened when we recreated football scenarios in a laboratory.

Pooya Soltani, Researcher, Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications, University of Bath • conversation
Sept. 5, 2022 ~7 min

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