US spies use custom video games to learn analytical skills
The Cold War may have ended a long time ago, but that doesn’t mean that spies can rest on their laurels. In fact, US intelligence...
Documentary film explores players’ life in WoW
What do people do if real life doesn’t offer them what they’re looking for? They tend to look for it elsewhere. For some, it could...
When sleep is difficult to squeeze into your busy life
For hardcore gamers with a life (pime taradox), sleeping is a major problem. Whether you plan on sleeping early, or plan to not sleep at...
Zero-G flight enjoyed by Stephen Hawking and TR’s Garriott
“Ladies And Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space” from the band Spiritualized should have been the perfect theme song for one of the world’s leading...
What to do when astronauts go nuts?
This month, American astronaut and US Navy Captain Lisa Marie Nowak got arrested and subsequently charged with attempted murder of US Air Force Captain Colleen...
Unreal Engine to be used for acrophobia therapy
Tom Fronczak, a contributor to The Last Boss, and a bloke who’s a semester away from a degree in game design, profiles a VR studio...
Unreal could cure vertigo
Unreal Tournament can blast the vertigo offa you! Err, well, perhaps not in that way. People who suffer from vertigo (no, not the wall-mounted fireplace)...
God vs Einstein: The War Between Religion and Science
Religion and science are often depicted as mortal enemies. But Stephen Barra, a theoretical particle physicist at the Bartol Research Institute of the University of...
Elephants Run – and what it means for all of us
Do Elephants run or do they just walk really, really fast? That’s the question John Hutchinson sought to find out; now he has the answer....