Haptic armband lets you feel the sensation of stroking in VR
Virtual reality has a long way to go before it feels like reality. The visual part is getting more immersive with the new VR...
Tales of the Knight Errant is a ‘quasi-fairy tale of Europe’ without levels
Tales of the Knight Errant is a role-playing game without levels, boss fights, and experience points. Instead, it’s all about the decisions your character...
Catastropieces shows the art of Rube Goldberg machines
Catastropieces is a game all about making mistakes, getting messy, and playing with physics. It’s a 3D puzzler where you construct a makeshift Rube...
USC Games Expo shows off more than 80 games
Two days before commencement at the University of Southern California, the campus was buzzing with energy, not least of which was because of the...
The IndieBeat: Rhapsody of Swing is a 1940s New Orleans rhythm brawler
Rhapsody of Swing celebrates the rhythms and history of jazz. It’s set in a magic realist version of 1940s New Orleans where music is...
The IndieBeat: Genderwrecked’s witty, weighty take on trans identity debuts January 18
Genderwrecked is playful, poetic, lonely, beautiful, and gross. It’s a brilliant visual novel about a post-apocalyptic journey of self-discovery and gender. And also kissing,...
USC Games builds a Bridge between students and professional developers
For most college students, the summer months offer a brief escape from endless lectures and exams. But for a small group of young game...
USC students’ games are ready for graduation
GamesBeat goes back to USC to see how the students' games -- ranging from VR experiences to tower defense -- turned out.
New USC program helps students form their own game studios
USC wants its entrepreneurial students to have a solid plan after graduation.
USC’s game students’ 2015 projects include demonic puberty, Bob Ross-like VR, and more
Cheap-ass kings, demonic puberty, and playing god are just some of the topics students are exploring with their projects.