Presentations on 3D animation, virtual reality and augmented reality, as well as musical performances and a slow-motion video booth, will all be offered March 25-26 during the fourth-annual Digital Media Festival at Penn State Behrend.
A Penn State researcher on video games will be leading a public discussion on the positive learning benefits, as well as the adverse effects of video games and gaming cultural spaces, at 7 p.m. on March 20 at the Liberty Craft House in downtown State College as part of the ongoing Science on Tap series. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older.
Children that use technology -- cell phones, video games, computers, or TV -- right before bed may be at risk for sleep problems, according to researchers. In a study, kids that used these devices before bed were associated with less sleep and higher BMIs.
Alumnus, business partner take competitive appreciation for video games to a new level — as founders of their own mobile gaming company.
The popularity of video games grows every day. The Global Games Industry Review expects the industry to be worth more than $100 million by 2017.
But as video games’ popularity increases, so do the questions that surround them. Many wonder about the side effects that come from playing video games, especially for persons with mental disorders like Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Christopher Engelhardt, postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Missouri, will explore this topic when the Colloquium Series in Psychological Sciences and Human Behavior returns to Penn State Behrend.
A new course from the Penn State College of Education’s Learning Design and Technology (LDT) program is not only integrating technology in the classroom, it is encouraging the students’ use of commercial video games.
Motion-controlled video games, such as those played on the Wii, may help boost skills when players compete in the real world, according to a team of researchers.
Global Game Jam 2016 started at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, and this marked the fourth year that Penn State Behrend students participated in the jam. A total of four Behrend teams, comprised of 22 students, created games. That was just a small part of the larger event as more than 36,000 jammers across 93 countries created nearly 6,800 games, making 2016 the largest Global Game Jam yet.
A common frustration among many parents is wondering how to get their kids to ‘disconnect’ from devices—computers, phones, and gaming consoles—in order to maintain healthy lifestyles and develop meaningful relationships. In the case of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), however, Penn State researchers have found that parents actually embrace their child’s use of video games.
When Ling Rothrock learned that the business world is using gamification successfully to increase employee productivity and decrease boredom in the workplace, he knew his industrial engineering students could attempt to implement the same approach in higher education.
It may be game over for critics who claim that video games are nothing more than a fun diversion. A team of researchers suggests that many games can be meaningful entertainment experiences for players.
The new video game collection at Penn State Behrend's John M. Lilley Library includes more than 150 titles, including "Mass Effect" and "The Legend of Zelda." “These are must-plays, in terms of game design,” said Matthew White, assistant professor of game development. “These are titles that revolutionized the types of games we play. They set the trends.”
A video game created by students at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is generating buzz on Steam Greenlight, a PC-gaming website with more than 40 million users. Support on the site could position the game for success on Steam's commercial portal, where, at any given time, the top titles are being played by more than 600,000 gamers.
Two new video game systems -- the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One -- hit the "upper limit" of video graphics, said Matthew White, lecturer in game development at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
"So much so that, in the future, something else will have to be the focus," he said.
Remember backyard games of Red Rover, Mother May I, and Red Light Green Light? How about playing Monopoly or Chutes and Ladders? Games like these figure into the pleasant childhood memories of many, but can games serve a larger purpose? Are games more than “child’s play”?
