Showing posts with label video game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video game. Show all posts
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A child’s-eye view of the universe: Curiosmos makes space simulation fun
Meteors hurtling at planet-decimating speeds, luminous balls of hot gas, black holes from which not even light can escape: outer space can fuel nightmares, yet for CĂ©line Veltman, a 28-year-old Dutch game-maker who spent her childhood stargazing, it is the stuff of dreams. She's translating this wide-eyed wonder at the universe into a video game with the grandest of ambitions: the creation of a solar system. Rocks collide with one another, chemical reactions occur: lo, a planet – and life itself – is born in the depths of the cosmos…
Sunday, July 7, 2019
This game makes players better at spotting disinformation after just 15 minutes, study finds - CBC News
Bad News, a browser-based game developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, lets players create and share misleading information online, from impersonating elected officials to peddling conspiracy theories. A new study shows it helps players identify disinformation in the real world.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/disinformation-study-online-game-vaccinate-1.5194616
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/disinformation-study-online-game-vaccinate-1.5194616
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Where The Water Tastes Like Wine game review - The Washington Post
Nuanced narrative, one of the last frontiers in video games, is the welcome backdrop for “Where The Water Tastes Like Wine,” a new offering about the Great Depression from a small group of independent game makers. As you trod, hitchhike, or hop train cars from town to town in a country besieged by one of the world’s worst economic downturns, you encounter the hopeful and the downtrodden, the haunted and the shellshocked. If you enjoy tomes about the wonders of living on the road and meeting people who populate the fringes of society you’ll feel, as you indulge, that you’ve briefly stepped into the legendary shoes of Studs Terkel, John Steinbeck and Maya Angelou all rolled into one.....
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Best of 2018 - The Washington Post
Editors and critics from across The Washington Post choose their favorite stories, highlights and achievements that defined the year — from unforgettable movies and music to our most-read recipes. This is their roundup of the best of 2018.....
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