From Research To Games: Interacting With 3D Spaceby Joseph LaViola Jr.[04.22.10]
While 3D interfaces are just taking off for consumers, years of research have been poured into the field. Dr. Joe LaViola of the University of Central Florida shares detailed academic findings about building useful and fun ways to interact with games.
Design, Programming, Art, Serious
Persuasive Games: Shell Gamesby Ian Bogost[03.03.10]
Just what will the achievementization of the world mean? Author and game designer Ian Bogost ponders Jesse Schell's DICE talk and blends his interpretation with research. Will it work... and, more importantly, is it good?
Design, Serious
Persuasive Games: This Is Only A Drillby Ian Bogost[07.28.09]
In his new Gamasutra column, writer and game designer Ian Bogost asks -- why can't the power of games be used to help retain information in public safety drills, for example replacing the air safety videos that many travelers barely listen to?
Design, Serious
The Best Political Games of Election 2012 by Mark DeLoura[11.05.12]
There were hundreds of politically-themed games created for 2012's U.S. presidential campaign season. Which should you play while watching the results roll in on November 6?
Serious
Rock Paper Scissors: A Linguistic Approach by Altug Isigan[10.20.12]
Games produce meaning, which allows us to say that they qualify as language. In this article I provide a preliminary sketch for a linguistic approach to games and apply it to the well-known game Rock-Paper-Scissors.
Design, Serious
Havok —
Orlando,
FL,
USA
[11.07.12] Field Application Engineer (Military & Simulation) - Orlando
Havok engineering has been at the cutting edge of innovation in game development for over a decade, and over the past five years we have made significant progress broadening our portfolio to include many key players in the Military and Simulation markets. We have an immediate opening for a Field Application Engineer with a background in C++ and 3d development, to join our Military & Simulation team based on Orlando, Florida.
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Havok —
Orlando,
FL,
USA
[11.07.12] Senior Software Engineer (Military & Simulation Consulting) - Orlando
Havok engineering has been at the cutting edge of innovation in game development for over a decade, and over the past five years we have made significant progress broadening our portfolio to include many key players in the Military and Simulation markets. We have an opening for a Senior Software Engineer with a background in C++ and 3d development, to join our Military & Simulation team based on Orlando, Florida. The role will involve Professional Services consulting work onsite with customers.
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UC Santa Cruz Center for Games and Playable Media —
Santa Cruz,
CA,
USA
[11.02.12] Lead Game Programmer
The UCSC Center for Games and Playable Media is conducting a DARPA funded research effort to transform the problem of proving software correct into a novel, crowd-sourced game. The game will invite users to interact with the data generated by loops to discover invariant conditions, which will be collected and employed to improve the performance of a formal verification engine. UCSC seeks a Lead Game Programmer to drive implementation of this game.
Apply to job #1203954 at https://jobs.ucsc.edu
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UC Santa Cruz Center for Games and Playable Media —
Santa Cruz,
CA,
USA
[11.02.12] Lead Game Designer
The UCSC Center for Games and Playable Media is conducting a DARPA funded research effort to transform the problem of proving software correct into a novel, crowd-sourced game. The game will invite users to interact with the data generated by loops to discover invariant conditions, which will be collected and employed to improve the performance of a formal verification engine. UCSC seeks a Lead Game Designer to drive the design of this game.
Apply to Job # 1203940 at https://jobs.ucsc.edu
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Havok —
San Francisco,
CA,
USA
[11.02.12] Senior Software Engineers -(C++/3d Math)
Software Engineer vacancies in San Francisco, Dublin and Germany. Havok engineering has been at the cutting edge of innovation in game development for over a decade. We work cross platform, mainly on AAA titles, with top clients. We have a unique environment made up of talented, small, stable teams. We operate in some of the most exciting cities around the world. Our salaries are competitive and we provide excellent benefit and relocation packages.
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