An exhibition at New York City's Museum of Modern Art explores how video games connect people and create communities.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | November 8, 2022
Microsoft researchers have designed virtual reality solutions to allow users to remain fully immersed in virtual environments, even when walking in real-life locations...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2019
In the 2009 movie Star Trek, Captain Kirk and Sulu plummeted down toward the planet Vulcan without a parachute. "Beam us up, beam us up!" Kirk shouted in desperation...Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | September 26, 2017
If I asked you "how many computing devices do you own?" your mind will probably first jump to your PCs and laptops at home, and then to your smartphones and tablets...Ars Technica From ACM News | May 17, 2017
The announcement at BlizzCon 2016 that met with the most muted response was arguably the most revolutionary.
Ars Technica From ACM News | November 29, 2016
The Supreme Court on Monday declined (PDF) to hear a challenge from the Authors Guild and other writers claiming Google's scanning of their books amounts to wanton...Ars Technica From ACM News | April 18, 2016
As guards were going so far as to check inside NFL fans' wallets as part of routine security measures before a recent preseason game at Levi's Stadium, a different...Ars Technica From ACM News | September 15, 2015
When Facebook bought Oculus VR back in March of 2014, many wondered exactly what the social network was going to do with it; let's face it, many of us are still wondering...Ars Technica From ACM News | May 21, 2015
Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that has been on the cusp of becoming the next big thing for over 20 years.Ars Technica From ACM News | March 26, 2015
Citizenfour is filmmaker Laura Poitras' account of the first meetings between herself, Glenn Greenwald, and Edward Snowden.Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | February 23, 2015
The bulk of the press release announcing a March 10 release for the PC port of Assassin's Creed Rogue is strictly boilerplate.Ars Technica From ACM News | February 9, 2015
Within a few weeks we’ll have a huge document full of legalese on the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules, to replace the near-200-page ...Ars Technica From ACM News | February 6, 2015
When we were in Las Vegas last week, we unexpectedly ran into some representatives from Stern Pinball, who said the company would be announcing a brand new game...Ars Technica From ACM Careers | January 14, 2015
Even if you're a devoted fan of video games, there's a decent chance you're not familiar with the name Ralph H. Baer.Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | December 8, 2014
"We found that people were searching for squirrels just to favorite them, just to click 'like.' And the same with buses."Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | December 4, 2014
When Oculus almost single-handedly revived the idea of virtual reality from its '90s vaporware grave, it chose the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo as the place...Ars Technica From ACM News | October 30, 2014