Category: Technology – Page 8
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Academics Want More Social Justice Issues In AAA VR Games
The BBC recently ran a piece about the gaming industry and VR tech during a report on this year’s E3. They felt as if video games need to teach people more abou
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YouTube Vaguely Updates Policies On Harassment And Cyberbullying
If you make videos and upload them to YouTube, you'll need to be wary of their new policies concerning harassment and cyberbullying. You could find your account
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Robotic Prosthetic Launches In 2017
The future is now... or at least it will be in 2017. Open Bionics is a robotics and prosthetic company that has started making a lot of waves recently for their
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Anti #Gamergate Journalist Allegedly Involved In Porn Sex Scandal
Matt Hickey, a tech journalist and contributor to Forbes, Gizmodo and The Stranger, has been implicated in a series of events involving a pornography recruitmen
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Super Mario, Tomb Raider Sexism Compels U.K. To Consider Sexism Ratings
If you like Lara Croft or playing Super Mario Bros, you're contributing to a culture of sexism within the video game industry, according to British politicians.
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Gawker Files For Bankruptcy While Ziff Davis Aims To Buy Kotaku
Nick Denton, owner of Gawker, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. The owner of the salacious news-mongering gossip conglomerate has conceded a great deal in hi
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Nvidia SHIELD Update 3.2 Will Support Plex Media Server Access
Nvidia and Plex are making it easier to stream content and play games using the Nvidia SHIELD. The upcoming 3.2 update, set for release at the end of the month,
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VR Profitability For Publishers Is 3 – 5 Years Away, Says Analyst
The media may be talking up VR like the second coming but it doesn't mean that VR is going to hook into the mainstream market when it comes to consumer interest
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Digifira Wants To Put The Community Back Into Gaming
Today's gaming industry communities are in shambles. It may not seem like it, but when it comes down to it, the largest gaming communities out there are highly
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French Politicians Want To Fight #GamerGate With Video Game Sexism Labels
The French government, led by lawmakers Catherine Coutelle and Axelle Lemaire, want to address sexism in video games with a three-pronged attack, including the
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Google, Facebook, Twitter Vow To Censor Hate Speech In Less Than 24 Hours
The giants of social media will attempt to censor designated forms of hate speech in under 24 hours of being notified about it. That's their new claim – no, s
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#GamerGate: Videogamer Will Add Affiliate Link Disclosure To Articles
An entire month ago there was an article about VideoGamer.com – a subsidiary of Candy Banana – having affiliate links in their articles without disclosure.
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Robotic Prosthetic Research Aims For Advanced Touch And Sensation
The tech race to build the first fully functional, nerve-controlled robotic prosthetic limb is underway a couple of different research institutes, including a g