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Study: Workers Trained On Video Games Perform Better
Study: Workers Trained On Video Games Perform Better
A new study from the University of Colorado Business School finds workers that train with video games absorb and remember their training better than those that are trained more passively.
Oct. 19, 2010
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Player Cruelty To Communication Mishaps
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Player Cruelty To Communication Mishaps
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including cruelty in sandbox games, cinematic structure, and why the 'EA louse' is a symptom of miscommunication.
Oct. 19, 2010
Idaho State University Classes Explore Teaching with Games
Idaho State University Classes Explore Teaching with Games
The Idaho State University College of Education is offering new courses informing would-be educators of the benefits of using digital games in a classroom setting.
Oct. 19, 2010
Analysis: Sony's Move Meets With Modest Response From Consumers
Analysis: Sony's Move Meets With Modest Response From Consumers
Examining September's NPD results, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews unpicks PlayStation Move launch sales data -- finding what he believes is a modest reaction from consumers to Sony's new motion controller.
Oct. 19, 2010
Live Gamer, SponsorPay Partner For Localized International Ads
Live Gamer, SponsorPay Partner For Localized International Ads
Live Gamer, a microtransaction solutions provider, has partnered with European advertising offer network SponsorPay to integrate the latter's international ads into its platform.
Oct. 19, 2010
Feature: Social Games And Social Capital - A Complex Relationship
Feature: Social Games And Social Capital - A Complex Relationship
Digital Chocolate lead social designer Aki Jarvinen discusses the nature of social capital and how social games do and do not play into these interpersonal dynamics, as part of Gamasutra's
Oct. 19, 2010
GDC China Adds Angry Birds, Monaco Creators To Summits
GDC China Adds Angry Birds, Monaco Creators To Summits
This December's Game Developers Conference China is adding major Summit speakers including Angry Birds creators Rovio, Monaco's Andy Schatz, and Chinese indie Coconut Island Studio.
Oct. 19, 2010
Google terminates contracts in China
Google terminates contracts in China
Google's contracts with large Chinese advertising resellers will end on 27 October, the company has announced.
Oct. 19, 2010
Nuclear secrets revealed after unencrypted USB stick found in Cumbria hotel room
Nuclear secrets revealed after unencrypted USB stick found in Cumbria hotel room
Local media reports in the Lake District have revealed that an unencrypted USB stick – apparently containing details on the Sellafield nuclear site's operations – have been found by a coach driver in a Cumbria hotel room.
Oct. 19, 2010
3 Million Wii Netflix Users Gain Disc-Free Support
3 Million Wii Netflix Users Gain Disc-Free Support
Nintendo said Netflix's streaming "Watch Instantly" service will no longer require a disc, as Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime announces that 3 million Wii systems have connected to the service.
Oct. 18, 2010
17 Kinect Titles Confirmed For U.S. Launch Window
17 Kinect Titles Confirmed For U.S. Launch Window
With 17 titles confirmed for the month of Kinect's U.S. launch, Microsoft plans to spend a reported $500 million promoting the body-scanning camera's November 4 roll-out.
Oct. 18, 2010
Wide-Ranging Animation Patent Up For Sale, Potentially To 'Trolls'
Wide-Ranging Animation Patent Up For Sale, Potentially To 'Trolls'
A patent for a widely-applicable animation system is up for sale by defunct Stormfront Studios through a patent broker, which told Gamasutra the invention could land in the hands of a "non-practicing entity."
Oct. 18, 2010