First, Play the Layoff Game. "It's the latest craze sweeping the internet!" according to the press! Some of the press is posted below the link to the game. Second, lab members Anna Lotko and Mary Flanagan had a wonderful time at this year's Game Developer's Conference...
Players are flocking to the Tiltfactor web site to play the LAYOFF game. We've had 1.1 million players this week! Read about the game and see the latest reviews here. And don't forget to visit the Values at Play research project web site, which is...
Tiltfactor and the collaborative Values at Play project are proud to announce the release of LAYOFF, a game that examines the current financial scandal. The game has been called "The Videogame for the Crisis" and "A game for today's economy" in reviews! In the game,...
March 12 2009: 'Resident Evil 5' Reignites Debate About Race in Videogames: The latest installment of Capcom's "Resident Evil" franchise pits a white hero against African Zombies" by Jamin Brophy-Warren. Resident Evil 5 is controversial, and our team talks about it. ...
Tiltfactor Mary Flanagan is speaking with fellow Dartmouth Professor Hany Farid in Los Angeles at the DCLA March Seminar, March 13 2009....
Tiltfactor proudly announces its new web site. Our games, projects, and research are easier to find than ever before! Thanks to Zara Downs the laboratory designer. Check back soon for our latest news and announcements....
Tiltfactor will be presenting on an Issues Literacy panel at the annual Games for Change festival/conference in NYC May 27 – 29, 2009. The festival includes 3 exciting days of panels, keynotes and brainstorming sessions. In its 6th year, this is THE festival for "socially-responsible...
New! Tiltfactor-Affiliated Courses at Dartmouth have arrived. This spring, watch out for the work of FS 49 Media Design Laboratory: Game Design Studio– a theory+practice course exploring the process of making games while developing game ideas, prototyping, playtesting, and producing a game per week. A...
Tiltfactor is home to the Design for Learning group, founded in partnership with researcher with NYU-Polytechnic's Social Game Lab. The Design for Learning Group focuses on developing grounded design principles and tools for educators and others who want to make effective and engaging interactive experiences....
Games for Learning Phase I: Interviews with Experts The Games for Learning Institute is not the first to tackle this important subject– Games for Learning- of course! There are years of effort already invested in understanding how games and learning fit together. Early on, we...