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Unity offers guidelines for what it considers ethical AI design 1
by Alex Wawro [11.28.18]
While these are just Unity's suggestions, they may help jumpstart some useful conversations within game development teams about how and why advanced AI tools and applications are used. 
Serious, Programming
Video: How to design games for game developers  
by Staff [11.05.18]
In this GDC 2012 talk, EA/Maxis' Stone Librande discusses a series of card and board games he's developed that are not only designed to entertain, but also to teach the fundamentals of game design.
Serious, Design, Video
Come to GDC 2019 for expert insight on fashion in games & designing for the colorblind  
by Staff [10.24.18]
2019 may still feel far away, but GDC 2019 organizers are already lining up great stuff for next year's show -- including these two great Advocacy talks, one on fashion and the other on colorblindess!
Console/PC, Serious, GDC
Video: How to design educational games for low income students  
by Staff [10.23.18]
In this GDC 2018 talk, IDEO's Peter Slattery and Kate Schnippering discuss specific methods for tackling educational objectives in games for reaching a wide range of students.
Serious, Design, Video
Learn the ins and outs of FDA approval for VR/AR games at XRDC!  
by Staff [10.19.18]
At XRDC later this month, industry vet Noah Falstein will discuss the challenges of FDA approval for AR/VR games, as well as more general hurdles in creating the latest generation of games for health!
VR, Serious
Video: How studios can set up accessibility-centric spaces  
by Staff [10.09.18]
In this GDC 2018 talk, Mixer's Tara Voelker and 343 Industries' Brannon Zahand discuss the value of a dedicated inclusive technologies space at Microsoft.
Serious, Production, Business/Marketing, Video
Learn about AR and VR's unique therapeutic potential at XRDC 2018!  
by Staff [09.20.18]
Come out to XRDC in San Francisco next month to learn from leaders at forefront of therapeutic VR/AR aps about treating chronic pain, improving mood with neurofeedback, and more!
VR, Serious
Video: Lessons learned from trying to gamify death  
by Staff [09.19.18]
At GDC 2012, game dev Margaret Robertson explains how UK studio Hide&Seek was asked to make a documentary game about the discovery of a corpse in a busy London block of flats -- and what they learned.
Console/PC, Indie, Serious, Design, Video, Vault
At XRDC, study the healing effects of swimming with VR dolphins!  
by Staff [09.18.18]
Come out to XRDC next month and see Dolphin Swim Club's Marijke Sjollema & Benno Brada break down how the Club (a nonprofit that crafts therapeutic VR experiences) works and what it's learned!
VR, Serious, Design
Games4EU launches, highlights Brexit's negative impact on UK games industry 3
by Emma Kidwell [08.13.18]
The anti-Brexit organization Games4EU has launched today, campaigning to demonstrate the negative impact leaving the European Union will have on the UK games industry.
Serious, Business/Marketing
AbleGamers donates $10k worth of accessible game gear to NOLA kids hospital  
by Alex Wawro [07.12.18]
The charity gave ~$10k worth of training and accessible video game equipment to the New Orleans Children's Hospital, and Microsoft's new Xbox Adaptive controller seems to have been among the gifts.
Serious, Business/Marketing
ArenaNet firings inspire IGDA to remind devs: Ask about harassment protection 13
by Alex Wawro [07.09.18]
International Game Developers Association chief Jen MacLean updated her company blog today with a post offering "Questions You Should Ask For Your Protection" if you're a game dev on social media.
Console/PC, Serious
Come to XRDC and learn firsthand how VR is best used in education!  
by Staff [06.19.18]
Hey devs, come to XRDC in San Francisco this October to hear the results firsthand of Foundry10's studies conducted with over 3,000 adolescents using VR in educational settings.
VR, Serious
'Gaming Disorder' officially listed in World Health Organization diagnostic doc 5
by Alissa McAloon [06.18.18]
The World Health Organization has finalized the draft for the 11th International Compendium of Diseases (ICD) revision, including a disorder involving video game addiction within its pages.
Serious
New XRDC Healthcare Report offers insight into how AR/VR/MR is shaping medicine  
by Staff [06.06.18]
This insight-laden survey of experts offers fresh insight into how AR/VR/MR is being applied in cutting-edge medical efforts like drug discovery and therapy. Download your copy for free!
VR, Serious, VRDC
Ex-Microsoft exec J Allard speaks to the game industry's inherent burnout problem  
by Alex Wawro [06.01.18]
"Staff will often sacrifice much more than should be required of them," ex-Xbox exec J Allard told Gamasutra. "If the work/life balance isn’t healthy, they will naturally grow to resent the dynamic."
Console/PC, Indie, Serious
The great video game exodus 45
by Simon Parkin [05.31.18]
Video game developers are leaving the industry at a steady rate after 3-6 years of work. Why?
Console/PC, Serious, Business/Marketing
Video: How inequality (both real and virtual) shapes player behavior  
by Staff [05.30.18]
At GDC 2018 game dev Julia Keren-Detar explored how inequality within game systems can change the behavior of players, and how studying these changes can help devs make better design decisions.
Serious, Design, Business/Marketing, Video, Vault
Teachers can now access an educational version of Cities: Skylines  
by Alex Wawro [05.29.18]
Edugaming startup TeacherGaming has teamed up with publisher Paradox Interactive to bring an educational version of Colossal Order's Cities: Skylines city-building game to classrooms around the world.
Console/PC, Serious, Business/Marketing
Opinion: So, you want to talk about porn on Steam 11
by Katherine Cross [05.24.18]
"There is simply no cure that isn’t worse than the disease," writes Katherine Cross of Steam's attempted porn crackdown. "Valve is condemning itself to learn this age-old truism the hard way."
Serious, Business/Marketing