MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, ...

Still image from the "The Calm Before," a first-person adventure game developed at the University of Texas at Austin. In honor of National Video Game Day (Sept. 12), we sat down with Dr. Paul Toprac, ...

Before Pong there was Computer Space, the first commercial video game. The progenitor of today’s US$175 billion industry debuted on Oct. 15, 1971, at the Music Operators of America trade show in ...

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Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Bergen have used AI and free digital tools to create a ...

The history of video games goes back decades — dating back to the dawn of computing itself. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Some ...

Total credits required for the degree: 123. Find complete details on the CS-Game Development degree audit. Download the CS-Game Development flowchart. An alternative ...

Have you ever wanted to create your own video game? Global Game Jam is a unique opportunity to learn just that. Programmers, artists, writers and anyone interested in game design will come together ...

In many ways, it all started with Jerry Lawson. The trailblazing engineer helped lead the team that developed the first home video gaming system with interchangeable cartridges, which opened up a ...

Kids playing too many video games and spending too much time online has long concerned parents, but new research has found that these activities may be associated with psychotic experiences. Teenagers ...