Going beyond decibels: Visualising how annoying traffic noise really is

We measured traffic noise in 25 homes across Singapore for a Straits Times interactive story. Here is how the data was ...
IEEE

Player Perceptions of Path-First Procedural Content Generation Level Design for 3D Platformer Games

Abstract: Video game development faces increasing challenges from higher player expectations and expanding budgets. Procedural Content Generation (PCG) addresses these issues by reducing developer ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Could Python Blood Lead to the Next Generation of Weight-Loss Drugs?

Burmese pythons have pretty irregular eating habits. One of these giant reptiles can swallow an entire antelope whole and then go up to a year and a half without additional meals. Now, scientists have ...
IEEE

MOPCGRL: Multi-Objective Procedural Content Generation via Reinforcement Learning

Abstract: Online content generation enables automatic and adaptive creation of diverse and playable game content for maximizing player experience or testing Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms.
The New York Times

Like Baseball? In This Book, You Can Play in Your Kitchen.

Just in time for the start of the season, Robert Coover’s prescient 1968 novel is back in print. By Adam Dalva Adam Dalva is the president of the National Book Critics Circle. He teaches at Rutgers ...
Gameranx

Rumor: GTA 6 Will Have A Next Generation Procedural Breakable Glass System

We probably wouldn’t think to check for this in the game if it hadn’t leaked. Dataminers made an interesting discovery for GTA 6. Twitter user Urban GTA 6 found a former Rockstar Games employee who ...