3 Questions: Eric Klopfer on the meaning of masks
During a pandemic, the mask is a badge of honor, indicating the important role that individuals play in protecting the health of others during a crisis.
Building and reconnecting MIT in Minecraft
Despite being far from campus because of the pandemic, some students are engineering a creative way to stay connected.
Using online, game-based simulations to train photonic technicians and engineers
MIT wins $5 million grant to develop a virtual lab that will prepare students for jobs in industry and government.
Using computers to view the unseen
A new computational imaging method could change how we view hidden information in scenes.
Bot can beat humans in multiplayer hidden-role games
Using deductive reasoning, the bot identifies friend or foe to ensure victory over humans in certain online games.
MIT.nano awards inaugural NCSOFT seed grants for gaming technologies
Five software and hardware projects will launch the MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program.
Game changer: How Christopher Weaver helped to transform video games and game studies at MIT
Revolutionizing video games with physics, Weaver has also influenced MIT students with lessons on design, virtual reality, storytelling, and games for social change.
Virtual reality game simulates experiences with race
A novel computational model that considers how users have been conditioned to think about race might facilitate training for teachers and students.
The power of play
Video game developer NCSOFT joins with MIT.nano to apply the language of gaming to technology research and education.
Inside the world of livestreaming as entertainment
T.L. Taylor looks at how computer gaming and other forms of online broadcasting became big-time spectator sports.
What makes an educational video game work well?
MIT designers explain their philosophy in a new book, “Resonant Games.”
Bringing humanistic education in technical subjects to the world
Students and staff combine workshopping and OpenCourseWare to demonstrate human-centered pedagogies in the context of modern topics and technologies.
CS+HASS SuperUROP debuts with nine research projects
In yearlong program, MIT students apply computer science to humanities, arts, and social science research.
MIT Sandbox’s first acquired startup gives back
Augmented-reality startup Escher Reality, which recently sold to Niantic, gives back to the program that helped it launch.
3Q: T.L. Taylor on diversity in e-sports
MIT sociologist’s “AnyKey” initiative aims to level the playing field of online sports.