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Gamify BioDundee

Tomas wrote 6 days ago: I’m going to be speaking at BioDundee, talking about Gamify Your PhD and games and science in … more →

Tags: thinking about games, Wellcome Trust, gamify, gamifyyourphd

Games That Let You Do Science for Real

Tomas wrote 2 weeks ago: io9 has a great article about games and science: These kickass games let you do real-life science Mo … more →

Tags: Biology, DNA, foldit, Games, Science

Iterating Games to an Evolutionary Dead-End

Tomas wrote 2 weeks ago: I wrote before about how evolving fun was a key concept of how games work now in a networked environ … more →

Tags: thinking about games, Technologies Inspired by Nature, computer game design, Evolution, Biology, Games, Fun, iteration, biomorphs

Royal Society Summer Science Deadline is Upon Us!

Tomas wrote 3 weeks ago: I did a brief talk at the London Unity Users Group – really nice bunch of people who made me f … more →

Tags: thinking about games, Games, Science, development, game jam, Royal Society

Fellow Devs! Get £10K to Create a New IP, then Pitch it at Develop....2 comments

Tomas wrote 1 month ago: This is an amazing opportunity being funded by The Wellcome Trust. Basically you get £10K to help yo … more →

Tags: thinking about games, Games, Wellcome Trust, develop

Royal Society Goes Game-Jamming

Tomas wrote 1 month ago: The Royal society is the oldest science body in the world, the home of Newton, Darwin and other grea … more →

Tags: thinking about games, Games, Science, game jam, Royal Society

Talk in Paris on Games and Reality

Tomas wrote 2 months ago: Speaking in Paris on 19th at the Centre for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI): Gaming The Real … more →

Tags: game the news, The Software Development Process, thinking about games, GTN, Science, talk, Wellcome

Do you have an idea for the next ‘Deus Ex: Human Revolution’, ‘Pandemic’ or ‘Splice’? Get £10K To Make it Happen!

Tomas wrote 2 months ago: Auroch is working with Wellcome and Develop for a new very cool scheme for UK based indie devs. The … more →

Tags: The Software Development Process, thinking about games, Biomedical, concept, develop, Games, Ideas!, Science, Wellcome Trust

Biometric Analysis of Games

Tomas wrote 2 months ago: From an interesting interview with Player Research – I met Graham at a Wellcome/Develop sessio … more →

Tags: thinking about games, computer game design, gameplay evaluation, Research, Games, Biometrics

The Design Ethos of the Game 'Climate Defense'

Tomas wrote 3 months ago: So we recently released another GameTheNews title (with guest developer Ashley Gwinnell) entitled … more →

Tags: of interest and note, thinking about games, games and learning, game the news, stats, Games, Science, Global Warming, climate change

An Update on Games and Science1 comment

Tomas wrote 4 months ago: A couple of article that I found of interest related to games and science… Violent Games … more →

Tags: thinking about games, games and learning, Science, News, Video Games

Monday Morning Gamification: Cell Slider

Tomas wrote 4 months ago: This is a great idea – a game where you help identify and classify cancer cells: Cell Slider G … more →

Tags: thinking about games, gamification high score

SpaceX Tweets Trick Rocket

Tomas wrote 5 months ago: So we did another game for Wired – based on the news about SpaceX’s Grasshopper rocket t … more →

Tags: thinking about games, game the news, News, Game, HTML5, trick rocket, wired. SpaceX

Winning Wellcome Trust ExPlay Game Jam Entries now Online...

Tomas wrote 6 months ago: All of the games from the ExPlay Wellcome Trust game jam that are able to be, are now online – … more →

Tags: thinking about games, Science, Wellcome Trust, Web Games, game jam, Explay, Free Games

Game The News: Exploring SpaceX's New Rocket Launch

Tomas wrote 6 months ago: Our latest gamified news offering is up on Wired.co.uk: Continuing our mission to game the news, we … more →

Tags: The Future, thinking about games, game the news, News, Space, wired, GTN, SpaceX

Wellcome Trust ExPlay Game Jam Shortlist Announced!

Tomas wrote 6 months ago: The Shortlist is out and if you’re at ExPlay – come along to find out who is going to wi … more →

Tags: thinking about games, Computer games, Wellcome, game jam, Explay

#ExPlay Panel: What can games offer science and society?

Tomas wrote 6 months ago: I’m chairing a panel on Thursday 1st November at the ExPlay Festival, so come along! 10:30pm … more →

Tags: of interest and note, thinking about games, games and learning, Games, Science, Society, Explay

On GamesIndustry.biz: How We Evolve Fun

Tomas wrote 7 months ago: I’ve got a new article online over at GamesIndustry.biz: In software development, the individu … more →

Tags: code as DNA, computer game design, gaming strategy, rhizomatic media, the business of digital media, The Software Development Process, thinking about games, Darwin, Evolution

TV's Professor Bruce Hood to open the 2012 Games Jam

Tomas wrote 7 months ago: Really pleased to be able to say that we’ve got Professor Bruce Hood to open the 2012 Games Ja … more →

Tags: of interest and note, thinking about games, Games, Game design, Wellcome, TV, game jam


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