EndeavorRx: The First Video Game Prescribed As Medicine
This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) crossed a milestone: it approved a video game as…
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Super Mario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto Enters Cultural Hall of Fame
Super Mario. Donkey Kong. The Legend of Zelda. Star Fox, F-Zero and Pikmin. Video game maker Shigeru Miyamoto…
Investigative Journalism Startup Point is Turning Its Stories into Video Games
While 2019 is every bit as marked by corruption, information suppression and corporate intimidation as any other period…
Endless Runner: Louis Vuitton Goes 8-bit Gamer For Latest Clothing Launch
Glitchy 8-bit sounds echo over a Street Fighter-style side-scroller, as our hero — a ragged orange outline of…
Bad News: The Game that Could “Vaccinate” Against Online Misinformation
A researcher and a psychologist at the University of Cambridge have created a game that will teach you…
Could Olli Rundgren’s Game be the Antidote to Vaccine Hesitancy?
Vaccine hesitancy is proving to be a real threat to global health. The spread of fake news around…
Top Gamer DrLupo Raises Almost $1M for Charity in 4.5-Hour Livestream
Gone are the days in which ‘computer games’ are considered the sole domain of geeky young men at…
Could a New Pokémon Game Convince Kids to Get a Better Night’s Sleep?
The makers of one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, Pokémon—home to Pikachu, Charmander,…