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Gamer-Teacher collaboration yields nine middle school science games

August 16, 2016

Nine educational video games developed in an unusual collaboration between middle school science teachers and expert game developers have been released nationally by Field Day lab, a project of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Read More

Boundless Together, Part 2

October 7, 2015

A new commercial for UW–Madison will premiere this weekend during the Badger football game. Learn more about the people and projects highlighted in the spot. Read More

Study finds violent video games provide quick stress relief, but at a price

July 9, 2015

A study authored by two University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students indicates that while playing video games can improve mood, violent games may increase aggressive outcomes. Read More

Games a winning industry for firms with UW ties

December 29, 2014

Two local video game startups, PerBlue and Filament Games, have ties to UW–Madison. Read More

UW-Madison faculty leads new Higher Education Video Game Alliance

July 1, 2014

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is playing a key role in launching the Higher Education Video Game Alliance, a national platform to create more collaborations and sharing among video game scholars, video game industry professionals and the public. Read More

Mobile sustainability game spurs students to take environmental action

June 3, 2014

Traversing the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus while consulting iPads and smartphones, the students in Cathy Middlecamp’s introductory environmental studies course could have been mistaken for anyone checking social media en route to class. But for these students, class was already in session. Middlecamp, a professor in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, partnered with the UW Mobile Learning Incubator to have students in Environmental Studies 126 playtest a new mobile game under development that explores sustainability features on the UW–Madison campus. Read More

UW-Madison links with New York museum to collect games and learning data

May 29, 2014

Leaning over a multitouch table, middle schoolers examine a digital underwater environment, shifting blocks across the screen and building lures to capture computerized fish. While the game introduces engineering principles and logic through an entertaining vehicle, the surface of the table is only half the story. Read More

Authors: Develop digital games to improve brain function and well-being

February 28, 2013

Neuroscientists should help to develop compelling digital games that boost brain function and improve well-being, say two professors specializing in the field in a commentary article published in the science journal Nature. Read More