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January 23, 2022

Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard: with the video game industry under new management, what’s going to change?

Brendan Keogh, Queensland University of Technology

The recent acquisition is the largest in video game history. Here’s what it will mean for players, developers and the future of video gaming

Google’s Stadia will be available through the Google Chrome web browser, on smartphones, smart televisions, tablets, and through Chromecast. dronepicr/Wikimedia Commons

September 18, 2019

Apple Arcade and Google Stadia aim to offer frictionless gaming, if your NBN plan can handle it

Steven Conway, Swinburne University of Technology

Google’s Stadia and Apple Arcade will rattle the gaming world this year. Both aim to solve current limitations, but as user experience improves, issues around connectivity and cost arise.

VR gives the user a sense of body ownership over a virtual avatar. Deakin University Asset Bank

July 3, 2019

Using virtual reality could make you a better person in real life

Thuong Hoang, Deakin University and Guy Wood-Bradley, Deakin University

In VR you can explore the world from a different point of view. And studies have shown that experiencing new perspectives in the virtual world can alter your behaviour in real life.

Instruments of nostalgia and psychological well-being? Brian Kenney/Shutterstock.com

August 15, 2018

Finding nostalgia in the pixelated video games of decades past

Nicholas Bowman, West Virginia University and Tim Wulf, University of Cologne

As retro video games become more popular, research suggests players could be looking for nostalgia – and the psychological benefits it brings.

June 6, 2018

Atari VCS: why gamers raised $2m to revive a 1970s console

Brendan Cassidy, University of Central Lancashire

A revamped Atari is hoping to capitalise on its legacy with a fresh take on classic games.

May 10, 2018

When kids run for 15 minutes in school every day, here’s what happens to their health

Colin Moran, University of Stirling; Naomi Brooks, University of Stirling, and Ross Chesham, University of Stirling

The Daily Mile started in a primary school in central Scotland six years ago. Now it has spread to 3,600 schools in 35 countries.

April 18, 2017

Young gamers are inventing their own controllers to get around their disabilities

David Wästerfors, Lund University

Video games can provide disabled people with a safe haven, if they can access it.

March 7, 2017

Nintendo’s new Switch console says a surprising amount about the company’s history

Brendan Cassidy, University of Central Lancashire

The new ‘hybrid’ device is the culmination of many of Nintendo’s innovations to date.

The Nintendo Switch is a modular gaming console, unlike any other on the market. Nintendo

March 6, 2017

The Nintendo Switch breaks convention but lacks a killer app

Alastair Lansley, Federation University Australia

Nintendo has a history of innovation in the console market, and the Switch follows suit. But it trades power for flexibility, and it’s unknown yet whether that’s what gamers want.

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