Augmented reality games have been around for more than a decade, so what was it about Pokémon GO that allowed it to become a global phenomenon?
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The Pokemon GO craze has transformed a generation of gamers who admit they would otherwise be inside watching TV, surfing the internet, or playing console games.
The latest Pokémon GO craze is transforming some public and private spaces as people interact with the game via their smartphone. In some cases, this might unwelcome, even problematic.
Within days of its release the new Pokémon Go had got people pounding the streets trying to capture virtual creatures. But already there are concerns over the risks it poses to gamers.
Artificial intelligence gives us machines that can beat humans at games such as chess and go. How long before we see AI surpass human intelligence?
Writers are vital to today’s increasingly story-driven video games. Readers are active players and everything in the game – from the environment to the rules – can shape the narrative.
From Twitter, to Facebook, to online gaming; radical groups use a vast range of tools to recruit new followers to their causes.
The human psyche loves a challenge as well as a pat on the back for achievement. Pervasive computing taps into these drives to ‘gamify’ aspects of life that are typically not games or even much fun.
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Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor in American Media and Culture, University of Kent
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer - Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Film, Screen and Creative Media, and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University
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Senior Lecturer: Game Design & Digital Media, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
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Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
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VC Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor, Computer Science, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently Vice-Chancellor at MILA University, Malaysia), University of Nottingham
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Professor of Computational Media, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of Miami
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Professor of Computational Media, University of California, Santa Cruz