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Content Warning wants gamers to risk their life for content

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Content Warning wants gamers to risk their life for content

Content Warning, a cooperative horror game, is turning gamers into SpöökTubers adventuring into an eerie underground of the Old World to go viral.
Gaming : Pop-culture & Media : Society
GameScent uplifts the gaming experience with Smell-O-Vision console

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GameScent uplifts the gaming experience with Smell-O-Vision console

GameScent, a cutting-edge device developed by a team with extensive consumer electronics and gaming expertise, is set to transform the gaming exper...
Gaming : Technology : Scent
Stat: LGBTQ+ representation in video games is nearly invisible

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Stat: LGBTQ+ representation in video games is nearly invisible

In February 2024, GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, unveiled the first-ever report on LGBTQ+ inclusion in video games.
Gaming : Pop-culture & Media : Society
Disney invests over £1bn in new gaming universe integrated with Fortnite

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Disney invests over £1bn in new gaming universe integrated with Fortnite

Disney has made a seismic entry into the gaming world by investing £1.2bn ($1.5bn, €1.4bn) in the leading American video game developer Epic Games,...
Gaming : Pop-culture & Media : Technology
Why Gaming is Your Next Brand Touchpoint

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Why Gaming is Your Next Brand Touchpoint

Matt Hay, founder of customer collaboration platform Bulbshare, explores how gaming has become the most prized category in the media landscape than...
Gaming : Technology : Consoles
Sara Sadik’s video game wins BMW Open Work at Frieze London

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Sara Sadik’s video game wins BMW Open Work at Frieze London

Artist Sara Sadik’s innovative proposal, La Potion (EH), has been selected for the BMW Open Work at Frieze London and it comprises an interactive v...
Gaming : Mobility : Art
Gastro Gaming Market

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Gastro Gaming Market

Joining forces with video game publishers, food and drink brands are turning to gaming to offer tastes, skins and experiences that are transcending...
Food & Drink : Gaming : Food
Roblox introduces 17+ age category to expand content options

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Roblox introduces 17+ age category to expand content options

Roblox, the popular gaming platform predominantly used by younger players, has introduced a new age category specifically tailored for older audien...
Gaming : Technology : Video Games
Dove campaign highlights over-sexualisation of women in gaming

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Dove campaign highlights over-sexualisation of women in gaming

After a first instalment in autumn 2022, Dove, Epic Games’ Unreal Engine education team and Women in Games have unveiled the sequel to their Real V...
Gaming : Dove : Beauty
Astralis Nexus is a next-gen gaming universe

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Astralis Nexus is a next-gen gaming universe

Esports organisation Astralis is opening a gaming and entertainment centre to connect with global fans and welcome new audiences.
Technology : Entertainment : Gaming
This phygital food festival gamifies happy hour

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This phygital food festival gamifies happy hour

Alcohol brand Tiger Beer’s month-long food fiesta is an immersive online experience that aims to digitise street food for the Covid-19 consumer.
Food : Drink : Technology
Stat: Playing video games increases empathy

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Stat: Playing video games increases empathy

The National Literacy Trust and the Association of UK Interactive Entertainment find that playing video games can increase empathy in children.
Technology : Media And Entertainment : Stat
B Surf is Burberry’s latest gaming experiment

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B Surf is Burberry’s latest gaming experiment

Burberry has unveiled a video game, B Surf, to promote the launch of its monogram summer collection.
Fashion : Retail : Media And Entertainment
Stat: eSports wins in India during lockdown

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Stat: eSports wins in India during lockdown

According to research by Global Web Index, the gaming and eSports industries have grown significantly since lockdown measures were put in place.
Gaming : ESports : Covid-19
New ad for Criminal Case Pacific Bay targets female gamers

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New ad for Criminal Case Pacific Bay targets female gamers

France – The campaign is in response to the finding that 80% of the game’s active players are women.
Digital : Gaming : Culture
Digital society

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Digital society

Helsinki – A new exhibition examines the impact of digital technology on the world from a human-interest angle.
Digital Technology : Video Games : Neo-kinship
Playing God

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Playing God

Global – Everything is a new game that enables players to experience life from the perspective of 3,000 organisms and objects in an evolving eco-s...
Gaming : The New Sublimity : Entertainment
Dutch Design Week 2016: Quest for Reality

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Dutch Design Week 2016: Quest for Reality

Eindhoven - Designer Filip Setmanuk is presenting two projects that explore the dualistic nature of gaming as a creative medium and a dangerous for...
Dutch Design Week 2016 : Gaming : Virtual Reality
​Video Games Market

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​Video Games Market

Today’s video games industry is all about mobile gaming, eSports tournaments and augmented reality.
Video Games : ESports : Augmented Reality
Sonnet the hedgehog: Video game calls on players to wax lyrical

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Sonnet the hedgehog: Video game calls on players to wax lyrical

Boston – Video gamers are being turned into poets in the new game Elegy for a Dead World.
Elegy For A Dead World : Dejobaan Games : The Polarity Paradox
Sam Hill: Living augmented lives

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Sam Hill: Living augmented lives

Experiential design agency PAN Studio co-founder Sam Hill discusses augmented lives and personalities.
PAN Studios : Sam Hill : Awakening Tech
Archi-texture: The video game in which a city is the protagonist

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Archi-texture: The video game in which a city is the protagonist

Cambridge, Massachusetts – Two architecture students have created an architecturally inspired video game in which the protagonist is the city.
HomeMake : Cities : Ubiquitous Gaming Culture
Digital Revolution

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Digital Revolution

Digital Revolution at London’s Barbican Centre guides visitors through the past, present and future of digital creativity.
Digital Revolution : The Barbican : Digital Art
Ikea Russia innovates with gaming and Instagram campaigns

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Ikea Russia innovates with gaming and Instagram campaigns

Moscow agency Instinct has produced two innovative digital campaigns for the Russia division of Swedish homewares retailer Ikea.
Ikea : Russia : Transmedia Futures
Cannes Lions 2014: Jury shares their favourite Cyber gems

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Cannes Lions 2014: Jury shares their favourite Cyber gems

The Cannes Lions Cyber jury discusses some of the outstanding entries this year that didn't win the Grand Prix. 
Cannes Lions 2014 : Advertising : Cyber
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