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Extended reality experience invites people to act as the hands of AI in the real world
A speculative fiction project, which won the XR Experience Jury Award at SXSW 2026, prompts reflection on the increasing presence of AI
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Ahead of new game release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons book reflects on comfort, community, and capitalism
Professor of Computational Media Noah Wardrip-Fruin speaks on themes explored in his new book
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Digital game demonstrates the power of religion for climate change education
‘Shloka’ uses Hindu deities, practices, and narratives to communicate the problems of climate change
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Using technology and games to build climate-resilient communities
Linda Hirsch, a postdoctoral fellow at UC Santa Cruz who is supported by the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, is exploring how technology can help individuals and communities prepare for and recover from climate-related hazards.
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Stranger Things VR game co-written by UCSC’s Samantha Gorman launches in partnership with Netflix, Meta
A new virtual reality (VR) game set in the world of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things launches today — and UC Santa Cruz Assistant Teaching Professor of Computational Media Samantha Gorman is a key creative mind behind it as the game’s co-writer and narrative director.
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Alternate reality game launching Fall ‘22 will measure resilience of first-year students
“LUX,” a non-traditional research project to measure the resilience of its players, will officially launch this fall, recruiting participants from the incoming first-year class..
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Games researcher Katherine Isbister honored by Association for Computing Machinery
Professor of computational media Katherine Isbister has been recognized by the ACM as a distinguished scientist.
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UC Santa Cruz student games win awards at IndieCade
Two games developed by UC Santa Cruz students won awards at the 2016 IndieCade International Festival of Independent Games.
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UC Santa Cruz team wins game design competition at E3 event
A team of students in the Games and Playable Media master’s program won the Social Connection GameJam competition.
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New book explores the emotional power of games
Katherine Isbister presents a new way to think about videogames and their effects on people who play them.
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Overcoming the odds: Student learned English by playing video games
The son of migrant workers, Juan Morales’s path to UC Santa Cruz was anything but typical.
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‘Prom Week’ breaks new ground in computer game design
Nominated for a technical excellence award at the Indie Games Festival, ‘Prom Week’ is a game about social relationships driven by an innovative artificial intelligence system.