http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/zynga-hasbro-toys-headlines.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:30:53 +0000 Zynga, whose games account for $445m of Facebook's $3.7bn revenue in 2011, to create FarmVille figurines with toy firm]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/gaming-theater.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:00:18 +0000 'Enron' playwright Lucy Prebble says games are as well crafted as works for film, TV or the stage.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/parents-hi-tech-gadgets-headlines.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:00:11 +0000 Older generation is having trouble understanding the electronics their offspring uses. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/gamication-culture.html Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:45:58 +0000 Gamificiation.Co CEO, Gabe Zichermann explains how the role of fun is currently being redefined in our society.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/tabletop-touchscreen-lets-diners-order-pay-play.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:13 +0000 Ziosk can be used to pay at the table, order desserts, take surveys, watch movie trailers, play games, and more.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/facebook-game-social-good.html Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:34:46 +0000 The latest entertainment offering on the social network lets players create their own villages and make real life donations for any virtual in-game purchases.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/gesture-capturing-screen-gamifies-fitness-at-the-gym-future-of-gaming.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:20:18 +0000 Bally’s total Fitness has leveraged the capabilities of SoftKinect technology to install gesture-based interactive video walls at their gyms.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/game-functionality-and-systems-gesture-based-gaming-future-of-gaming.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:00:31 +0000 Motion-sensing technologies are capable of responding to a wider range of natural movements, enabling developers to create more intuitive game experiences. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/motivating-everyday-green-behavior-with-real-rewards.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:35:43 +0000 PSFK spoke about the Future Of Gaming with Recyclebank, online platform that rewards individuals with points and cash rebates for making environmentally conscious decisions both on and offline.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/gaming-device-powered-by-movement-converts-steps-into-charitable-donations-future-of-gaming.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:35:38 +0000 Striiv is a portable fitness device that blends physical activity with donations, converting everyday actions into opportunities for charitable play. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/finnish-library-uses-crowdsourced-game-to-fix-indexing-errors-future-of-gaming.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:10:08 +0000 Digitalkoot is a web-based platform that aims to digitize a library’s collection of old newspapers through crowdsourcing and gamification.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/children-utilize-gaming-platform-to-tackle-humanitarian-challenges-future-of-gaming.html Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:15:55 +0000 KooDooZ is a social network that empowers children to tackle humanitarian challenges, gain service credit and earn both rewards and recognition for their efforts.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/the-pillars-of-gaming-defining-purpose.html Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:59:09 +0000 PSFK explores the Purpose Of Gaming to see how developers are taking the idea of gamification beyond the realms of pure entertainment, employing the structured play and challenging aspects behind the most successful games and using them to achieve specific goals.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/psfk-presents-the-future-of-gaming.html Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:55:27 +0000 Games and play are at the foundation of how people learn, develop and socialize. As humans we respond instantly to entertaining and engaging experiences. But what makes a game worth playing?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/fostering-a-love-for-learning-through-game-mechanics.html Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:55:52 +0000 PSFK spoke about the Future Of Gaming with the founder of DimensionU, an interactive online gaming platform and learning resource intended to help students in grades K-12 hone their math and literacy skills.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/old-advent-calendars-get-an-update-with-augmented-reality.html Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:56:58 +0000 Cambridge-based AR company Zappar has an alternative Christmas countdown for the tech-savvy festive season.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/the-unique-advantage-games-have-over-real-life.html Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:48:01 +0000 Gaming expert and commentator Tom Chatfield spoke to PSFK on The Future Of Gaming and the immense potential games have to deepen user engagement through a level-playing field. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/piers-fawkes-tis-the-season-to-avoid-green-gift-guides.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:29:30 +0000 Could green bloggers and journalists be damaging the environment because their focus on the individual lets corporations off the hook?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/gaming-company-gives-away-its-product-for-free.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:10:42 +0000 The brilliantly named new platformer from Curve Studios has been released for nothing. But what is the developer getting out of it?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/first-ever-videogame-uses-real-time-tweets-to-create-gameplay.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:23:52 +0000 PSFK spoke about the Future Of Gaming with the founders of Tweetland, a game that uses experiences reported on Twitter to create in-game content.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/are-kids-who-play-video-games-more-creative-headlines.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:23:58 +0000 The question now is why, and how to optimize the effect to increase creativity.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/will-computer-games-kill-off-the-novel.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:10:42 +0000 Books have survived the coming of film, TV and rock'n'roll... and tomorrow's novels can only be enriched by the likes of Grand Theft Auto.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/angry-birds-flying-beyond-smartphones-to-target-developing-world.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:40:54 +0000 Rovio Mobile's Peter Vesterbacka says Nokia Series 40 port is step towards 'a billion fans.']]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/microsofts-kinect-to-bring-playful-learning-on-the-xbox-360.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:42:30 +0000 Sesame Street TV and Nat Geo TV games unveiled by Microsoft as part of series of downloadable interactive TV shows.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/game-developers-choosing-mobile-devices-for-their-latest-innovations.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:47:06 +0000 Success of iPhone, smartphones and Facebook means developers increasingly release games as apps for these platforms]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/news-show-mistakes-video-game-animation-for-war-footage.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:52:16 +0000 'Human error' to blame for images that claimed to show helicopter being shot down with weapons supplied by Gaddafi.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/users-care-about-friends-not-algorithms.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:35:36 +0000 Alexa Andrzejewski joins executives from EA, Zynga and Turntable.fm on panel at Facebook's f8 conference who discuss HTML5, mobile apps and the hassles of updates.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/what-is-game-transfer-phenomena.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:44:58 +0000 Nottingham Trent University has revealed some early research into what it calls Game Transfer Phenomena – the habit of taking game experiences into the real world. Predictably, tabloid reports have been rather sensationalist.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/on-demand-cloud-gaming-service-launches-in-uk.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:16:02 +0000 Pioneering on-demand cloud gaming service launches in the UK at the Eurogamer Expo gaming convention in London on Thursday.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/psfk-conference-preview-wieden-kennedy-experts-to-discuss-creative-business.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:00:08 +0000 In anticipation of their talk at the upcoming PSFK CONFERENCE SAN FRANCISCO 2011, we take a look at two Wieden + Kennedy speakers' previous talks at PSFK conferences.]]>