A recent study published in Evolution and Human Behavior provides evidence that the social benefits of playing games depend ...

A new essay explores which conditions must be met for consciousness to exist. At least one of them can't be found in a computer. Would it be desirable for artificial intelligence to develop ...

Computer simulations can help people gain a better understanding of the situation faced by migrants. This is shown by a new study in which 148 teenagers were assigned random migration pathways, with ...

This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. For this series' final entry, we're ...

Dive into 25 Simulation Theory Facts that will make you question everything. Explore philosophical arguments, scientific ...

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