How teachers can use video games to motivate students
'Gamification' introduces points, leaderboards, badges and trophies into a classroom. (Shutterstock)If you ask your teens to do their homework they’ll...
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Nerve: a flawed but insightful film about the perils of social media
Lionsgate“Truth or Dare but without the Truth.” This scary tagline sums up Nerve, a social media game that drives the...
Why nature conservationists should be worried about ‘Pokémon Go’
Nature conservationists should be asking if chasing Pokémon creatures means anything for species in the real world. Shutterstock“Pokémon Go” is...
Better in beta? Why early access games are a double-edged sword
The hugely popular Minecraft was released early to let the developer finish it, but not all people are supportive of...
Wildlife conservation needs to change – and the game of Jenga can help us see why
La-Rel Easter/Unsplash, FALDespite considerable effort, and some wonderful success stories, it is widely acknowledged that global conservation targets to reverse...
Gaming addiction: what we can learn from smoking cessation programmes
rangizzz/Shutterstock.comBetween 0.3 and 1% of the UK’s 32.4m gamers are living with a gaming addiction. At last, their condition is...
Why e-sports should not be in the Olympics
Jong Seok Kim, a player for the London Spitfires team in the Overwatch League, which gets primetime coverage on ESPN....
Transmedia storytelling with apps could expand but also exploit children’s stories
Storytelling has come on a long way. John Everett Millais/TateThe app market is estimated to generate US$77 billion (£47.2 billion)...
Warrior women: despite what gamers might believe, the ancient world was full of female fighters
Zenobia addressing her troops. Giambattista Tiepolo (National Gallery)One of the great things about computer games is that anything is possible...
Bitcoin may be reaching new heights, but the ASX shows the blockchain is reinventing business
Bitcoin may be the most famous example of a blockchain in use, but it is actually a rather unimaginative way...
