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We spoke to the bright engineering minds who brought a vape-connected "Tamagotchi" — which dies if you don't inhale — to life.

Prosthetics and Devices

We Talked to the Inventors of the “Tamagotchi” Vape That Dies If You Stop Puffing

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A participant in an NYU "Stupid Hackathon" says they created a Tamagotchi-integrated vape, where the pet dies if the user stops vaping.

There’s a Vape With a Tamagotchi Inside It That Dies If You Stop Puffing

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft has unveiled prototypes for its AI-powered non-playable characters (NPCs), dubbed "NEO NPCs."

Artificial Intelligence

Ubisoft Shows Off AI-Powered NPC That Can Talk Back

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Red Cross Challenges Gamers Not to Commit Any War Crimes

Red Cross Challenges Gamers Not to Commit Any War Crimes

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

AI image generators like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion are reportedly taking away work from China-based videogame artists and illustrators.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Is Already Putting Videogame Illustrators Out of Work in China

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

With MetaHuman Animator, creators can easily employ motion-capture tech to relatively instantly animate the facial expressions of high-quality characters.

New Videogame Facial Animation Is So Realistic It’s in the Uncanny Valley

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

From the department of Why Not, Axios reports that a UK-based startup dubbed Joipaw is prototyping a new kind of videogame... made for dogs.

Startup Unveils Videogame for Dogs

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Japanese company Bauhutte has come up with the perfect solution to surviving a 14-day quarantine: a $1,200 gaming bed concept.

You Literally Never Have to Get Out of This $1,200 Gaming Bed

By Victor Tangermann

A new update to the city-builder video game Surviving Mars allows the player to terraform the Red Planet, turning it green.

Want to Terraform Mars? This Game Gives You the Chance

By Natalie Coleman

Scientists Find That Playing Games Actually Improves Your Skills in Real Life

Virtual Reality

Scientists Find That Playing Games Actually Improves Your Skills in Real Life

By Jelor Gallego