Gaming academic Jesse Schell expounds on chocofication and motivating players to play and pay (interview)

February 10, 2013 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi

Jesse Schell talks with GamesBeat about a wide range of possibilities for the future of gaming, from eye-tracking to Google Glass. And he has a new crowdsourced gaming idea.

New mobile game hopes to trick players into learning an anti-drug lesson

November 7, 2012 5:14 PM Jeffrey Grubb

Jeffrey Grubb

Tunnel Tail on iOS and Android uses incidental learning to convey an anti-drug message while entertaining players at the same time.

DICE Summit shakes up its format for game creator talks and renames industry awards

October 24, 2012 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi

The game industry's big executive and developer summit is in for some changes.

New online game from Schell lets fans contribute story lines, artwork, music, and more

August 2, 2012 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi

Schell Games is unveiling an online game that all of us can jointly design. Puzzle Clubhouse, which will formally kick off on Aug. 30, will have monthly installments, each inspired by the ideas and preferences of its players. This type …

Game visionary Jesse Schell talks about the pleasure revolution

December 5, 2011 7:00 AM Rob LeFebvre

Rob LeFebvre

When Jesse Schell talks, the game industry listens. A talk he gave at the Dice Summit in 2010 garnered hundreds of thousands of views as he talked about the logical extension of spreading game rewards beyond games. This year, the …