Games for Change unveils speakers for 20th annual festival
This year’s Games for Change Festival will feature sessions on AI, mental health, education, and more when it takes place on July 18 through...
Games for Change will celebrate 20 years with a summit at the United Nations
The Games for Change organization will celebrate its 20th anniversary, starting with a session at the United Nations in New York. The Games for...
The DeanBeat: Stanley Pierre-Louis on why games are getting respect
The recent Games for Change Festival in New York presented refreshing looks about the positive impact of games, particularly during the pandemic. I attended...
Games for Change unveils 2022 video game and XR award winners
Dot’s Home won Game of the Year and Best Narrative winner at the 2022 Games for Change Awards. With thousands of votes, BeatNic Boulevard...
Games for Change unveils social impact G4C Award finalists
Games for Change, the nonprofit focused on the power of games as drivers of social impact, has announced the finalists for its annual G4C...
On the morning you wake (to the end of the world)
Back in 2018, during the height of Donald Trump’s tensions with North Korea, someone mistakenly woke the people of Hawaii by activating an alarm...
The tectonic shifts in player behavior and more, at the GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit
The absolute bonkers boom in the gaming industry is old news at this point, though the numbers are still stunning. The industry was worth...
The DeanBeat: The State Department’s gaming man wants more citizen diplomats
Josh Shen is one of the only people in the federal government whose job has a lot to do with video games. He’s a...
How Mark Barlet created a movement with AbleGamers
Mark Barlet has 25 years of hands-on experience in the tech and assistive technology field. An injured veteran who left the Air Force in...
How XR can be a vital tool for improving mental health
The power of mixed reality (XR) goes beyond just immersive games. Doctors, psychologists, and researchers are quickly finding out that XR’s greatest impact could...