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Serious games go beyond entertainment to connect with real-world problems.
Ahead of the Brisbane Olympics, Australia must step up by developing esports talent pathways and investing in infrastructure.
Still Wakes The Deep keeps players on edge like an interactive narrative horror movie, requiring quick thinking and problem-solving skills.
Over 85 million people played The Sims in 2024.
The Sims normalised the idea that games didn’t need to be won to be fun.
The Sims’ players can enjoy a gaming experience that’s as diverse as they are.
Users of online forums frequently advise others to play Tetris if they’ve experienced something traumatic. The idea does come from psychological research – here’s what the evidence says.
For years, the biggest video game publishers have operated under the assumption that compelling stories and captivating characters don’t offer a good return on investment.
The new game takes liberties with what medieval Baghdad looked like but reveals more about Islamic art and architecture as a result.
Starfields is one of the biggest games of 2023 – but it’s joined other recent games like Baldurs Gate 3 in being boycotted by conservatives because of the way it interacts with gender.
Mathematical models, video games and experiments with ants can all further our understanding of the dynamics of war.
Cold war intrigue and an international legal fight were behind one of the most popular video games ever.
In a new study, a single infusion of the antidepressant – along with repeated exposure to positive imagery – significantly reduced symptoms in depressed patients in a clinical trial.
If virtual characters can be as smart as humans, having free will, can we kill or harm them?
If you haven’t heard of Axies yet, it’s probably about time.
Digital play can be a great substitute for play in the physical world. Research shows playing on a screen builds many of the same skills.
Moral reasoning was impacted in school-age teenagers but not university students.
Human existence is now permeated by computer language. Digital artists combine human and computer codes to create digital poetry.
It’s a worn-out debate based on no strong evidence, and if violent themes are going to be picked apart, then the real-world violence they’re mimicking must be too.
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Evolutionary Biologist, ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
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Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor in Behavioural Neuroscience, Bangor University
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Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Media, Swansea University
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Professor, Computer Science, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
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ARC DECRA Fellow and Associate Professor, Emerging Technologies, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience, University of Sussex
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Greater Manchester
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Games and Creative Technologies, University of Greater Manchester
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Professor, School of Early Childhood, Queensland University of Technology
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PhD Candidate in Writing and Literature, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor of Film, Television and Videogames, Bond University