Get prepared for FEMA-funded Disaster Hero game

In an attempt to raise awareness of disaster preparedness, the American College of Emergency Physicians has teamed up with casual games publisher and developer Legacy Interactive to create "Disaster Hero.
The game, which is being funded by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will aim to educate players on the different types of disasters and how to be prepared in the event that they happen.


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Industry Execs Weigh In On 'Games As Art' Debate

Executives from a variety of major game industry publishers and organizations, including Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime and Take-Two CEO Ben Feder, have voiced their thoughts on whether video games can be art, and unsurprisingly they unanimously disagree with film critic Roger Ebert's negative take on the matter.

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Counterinsurgency Training by ‘Virtual Human’

Using artificial intelligence and the graphics techniques behind “Avatar,” a USC institute creates “virtual humans” and interactive immersions that train American soldiers to win hearts and minds in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The Get-Well Gamers Foundation

The Get-Well Gamers Foundation was founded in 2001 with the goal of bringing video game systems and games to children's hospitals. Video games are an effective and proven pain management tool and provide needed entertainment during long hospital stays.

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Video game accessibility project to help blind children exercise

VI Fit, a project in the computer science and engineering department, is designed to help children who are blind become more physically active and healthy through video games.

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