videogames

In the mid-90s, the U.S. military discovered that Marines were customizing the videogame Doom to practice warfare, which prompted the Marine Corps to develop its own version of the game as an actual training tool. Now they’ve added another level of realism for a videogame that helps soldiers navigate the complexity of real urban warfare […]

The new computer game “Spore” lets users create single-celled microbes and, as the game progresses, they “evolve” into complex creatures and highly developed civilizations. The game’s creator, Will Wright, who also invented “The Sims,” weighs in on the intelligent design debate, and gives Kurt pointers on how to create his very own species.

Biochemist David Baker helped create a computer game called “Foldit” that thousands are playing around the world. But it’s not about commercial success. Baker wants to analyze the structure of proteins, and it turns out that humans are a lot smarter at this than supercomputers. The game? It’s an incentive. As Studio 360’s Sarah Lilley […]

Is your Second Life slowly replacing your first life? Do you feel closer to video game characters than actual real humans? New media lets everyone construct virtual identities, but we shouldn’t be too afraid of surrendering to technology. As Studio 360’s Eric Molinsky discovers, our experiences online might be as real as anything.