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Extracted 20DEC2012 from http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/20/rabbit-video-chat/ In Q1 2013 the design-focused startup will launch its desktop client where people create persistent group chat rooms, talk with friends or strangers, and watch any kind o...
Read MoreExtracted 21JUN2012 from http://mashable.com/2012/06/21/video-game-industry/?utm_source=feedburner&...
Read MoreExtracted 04JUN2012 from http://mashable.com/2012/06/04/twitchtv-livestreaming-game/ TwitchTV announced Monday the first game with built-in livestreaming, circumventing the difficult systems players would normally have to use to broadcast their ga...
Read MoreExtracted 23MAR2012 from http://www.onlineuniversity.net/online-gamers-get-girls/ The Internet dating industry has blossomed in recent years, and people all over the world are turning to popular relationship sites in search of love. But when it co...
Read MoreExtracted 23MAR2012 from http://www.wired.com/magazine/2012/02/st_essay_genius/ Several years ago, statistician David Banks wrote a short paper on what he called the problem of excess genius: It turns out that human geniuses aren’t scattered rando...
Read MoreExtracted 22MAR2012 from http://www.imperialinnovations.co.uk/digital/portfolio/coadjoint/Action is based on a mathematical model of skill acquisition. It is a software development kit designed for simple integration into software. A developer use...
Read MoreExtracted 21MAR2012 from http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/166479/how_triplea_games_went_social_an... This isn't just about creating mini-game crossovers that can be used to promote an upcoming blockbuster console release. Instead, it's about ...
Read MoreExtracted 15MAR2012 from http://mashable.com/2012/02/22/storify-launches-an-ipad-app-for-social-media-... Social media storytelling tool Storify finally untethered itself from the desktop on Wednesday with the launch of a free iPad app. Like the w...
Read MoreExtracted 13MAR2012 from http://sxsw.com/node/10853 Katie Salen, Executive Director of the Institute of Play, helps administer two schools based on gaming and education, but she likes to keep up-to-date with professional game designers as well... ...
Read MoreExtracted 13MAR2012 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7ZGCPap7GkY Meaning personal goals, customizable goals, prosocial goals meaningful community, community generated goals meaningful story with ubiquitous (visual) remin...
Read MoreExtracted 11MAR2012 from http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57394960-52/jane-mcgonigal-shows-how-games-... At the South by Southwest festival here this week, the world-famous game designer [Jane McGonigal] formally launched her latest project, Supe...
Read MoreExtracted 08MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/18/interview-will-wright-speaks-his-hivemind/ Will Wright’s games from SimCity to The Sims have sold more than 100 million units. That’s why people are paying attention to his new startup and...
Read MoreExtracted 08MAR2012 from http://questional.com/blog/156-the-future-unlocked-gamification-part-i/ There are many ways to motivate people. An employer motivates an employee to work by dangling the reward of a paycheck. A mugger motivates that same e...
Read MoreExtracted 07MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/26/kaboom-kabam-raises-85m-for-hardcore-social... Kabam has raised $85 million in a fourth round of funding to fuel its business making hardcore games for social networks such as Facebook. Th...
Read MoreExtracted 05MAR2012 from http://gamasutra.com/view/news/164420/GDC_2012_Die_Gute_Fabriks_Wilson_on_how... For the past three years, Die Gute Fabrik’s Doug Wilson has been researching and working on a PhD dissertation about folk games, even while d...
Read Morehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/02/08/amalur-vs-skyrim-does-gamep... We’d read a book or watch a movie if we just wanted a story. But it doesn’t seem like that’s the case. Game controls, mechanics, all of it is just a means to an end, ...
Read MoreExtracted 01MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/01/viximo-launches-social-zone-platform-for-mo... Viximo, a platform for cross-platform social games, is broadening its distribution reach today with the launch of its Social Zone platform wh...
Read MoreExtracted 01MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/01/kiip-announces-enticements-to-get-more-game... Kiip is about to kick off a big effort to get more game developers to use its mobile rewards network. The company is announcing a new $100,00...
Read MoreExtracted 27FEB2012 from http://www.npr.org/2012/02/27/147296743/how-you-can-harness-the-power-of-habit The 19th century psychologist William James observed, "All our life ... is but a mass of habits." Ad men in the 20th century took this aphorism...
Read MoreExtracted 17FEB2012 from http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/12/entertainment/la-ca-act-of-valor-2012... The casting of real SEALs creates a layer of intrigue and authenticity about "Act of Valor" for audiences, but the movie raises questions of ...
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