Thumb Candy is a British Channel 4 television documentary about the history of computer games hosted by Iain Lee who interviewed the people who were involved in creating the first big video games.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a discipline that soared on the wings of optimism in the 1960s and 1970s, only to fall into disillusionment and even disrepute in the ensuing years. But in that time, ...

It is this freewheeling agency, adds Dr McCall, that makes games—especially those that lean towards simulation rather than linear narratives—a unique form of media. Reading about history is a passive ...

It's not just about Doom. Okay, it's mostly about Doom. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Over 30 years ago, way back in 1992, ...

Games have a long history of being used to teach military lessons, starting with ancient board games such as checkers and chess. As games have become more complex and narratively driven over the last ...