Consumer & Gadgets

How architecture shapes video game play

When players enter the virtual worlds of video games, they are greeted by complex architectural environments. These virtual spaces do more than serve as mere backdrops for gameplay. The design of buildings, streets and entire ...

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Human-AI relationships pose ethical issues, psychologists say

It's becoming increasingly commonplace for people to develop intimate, long-term relationships with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. At their extreme, people have "married" their AI companions in non-legally binding ...

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Using virtual reality to connect players with ocean ecosystems

Fewer people have been to the deepest parts of the ocean than have walked on the surface of the moon. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Transformational Play are hoping a virtual trip into the watery ...

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