Human-Computer Interaction & Virtual Environments

How teachers can use video games to motivate students

The Conversation: If you ask your teens to do their homework they’ll find a thousand other things to do. But put them in front of a video game, and they’ll focus on it for hours. How exactly do game designers create…

Snap is buying its AR display supplier for more than $500 million

The Verge: Snap has agreed to acquire WaveOptics, the supplier of the augmented reality displays that power its new Spectacles glasses, for more than $500 million, The Verge has learned. The deal is Snap’s largest ever, underscoring the company’s long-term bet…

Geology Students Did Video Game Fieldwork During Covid. It Rocked

Wired: If you decide to pursue a degree in geology, be prepared to spend some time in the wilderness, where you will be asked to find and analyze rocks that will help teach you how the planet works. You will…

Meet Jennifer Daniel, the woman who decides what emoji we get to use

Technology Review: Emoji are now part of our language. If you’re like most people, you pepper your texts, Instagram posts, and TikTok videos with various little images to augment your words—maybe the syringe with a bit of blood dripping from it…