Students at UC Santa Cruz majoring in computer game design–an interdisciplinary program that provides a rigorous background in the technical, artistic, and narrative elements of creating interactive ...

Long disparaged by the Baby Boomer generation as either a childish distraction or a leading cause for the downfall of civilization, video games have weathered that criticism and grown into the ...

Three years ago, a group of UC Santa Cruz computer game design and arts, games, & playable media (AGPM) undergraduate students collaborating on their senior capstone project set out to design a fun, ...

The Center for Games and Playable Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has appointed Brenda Romero (formerly Brenda Brathwaite) as a game designer in residence, the first such position ...

This year's inductees at the Strong World Video Game Hall of Fame include two big deals in the history of PC Gaming: Pioneering arcade game Computer Space and legendary late-90s hit Barbie Fashion ...

For many developers and publishers, transitioning established IP to mobile can be a challenge. From control methods through to monetisation and the weight of consumer expectation, the deck is often ...

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — An American computer-game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father. The Soyuz TMA-13 ...