Tiltfactor Lab Open House April 27 (Wednesday) 3:30 - 6:00pm Room 245 in the Black Family Visual Arts Center (VAC) Enjoy Thai appetizers and beverages while playing video games developed at Dartmouth's very own Tiltfactor lab, including the award-winning Smorball, as well as top secret games still in development,...
March is a time of many talks! Tiltfactor director Mary Flanagan spoke at the History and Theory of New Media Lecture Series at the University of California Berkeley. The audience represented those interested in art, dance, post colonial studies, gender studies, game design, and even peace...
We've been talking about player psychology to nudge us toward a better world for years and years. Journalists have even called this "social engineering." That's interesting, because games are intricate designed systems and typically, though not always, they are social. So social engineering may be...
We'd love to share our gratitude for all of the good Tiltfactor goings-on with you! There is quite a bit to be thankful for this year. Awards This year, to date, Tiltfactor garnered much recognition! Smorball and its 'Best Serious Game' award In September, the Tiltfactor team...
UPDATE: Position has been filled. Thanks to all who applied! Post Doctoral Researcher Position at Dartmouth College for 2016 The award winning game design and research laboratory at Dartmouth College, Tiltfactor (https://tiltfactor.org) has an opening for a full-time postdoctoral research position in social psychology to begin January or August 2016. The...
On Saturday the Tiltfactor team took Smorball to the Boston Festival of Indie Games. Our computers were constantly filled, as players loved the game and fiercely competed to top each others' high scores! Then, at the end of the day we were surprised and thrilled that...
New research at the Tiltfactor Game Research Laboratory at Dartmouth College indicates that people’s thinking about public health policies and spending priorities can be shifted through a novel new game genre--role playing sports. A key challenge in public health in the United States is lowering costs by focusing on...
https://vine.co/v/eBFut17iE3b Tiltfactor folks are busy making new Metadata Games! Fun!...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HANOVER, N.H. - March 2, 2015 - Dartmouth College’s Tiltfactor, an interdisciplinary innovation studio, is excited to announce new work with collections from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens...
We are pleased to issue an open call for applications to “Engaging the Public: Best Practices for Crowdsourcing Across the Disciplines.” This workshop, to be held at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, on May 6-8, 2015, is being led by Dartmouth College...