video games

Trailblazing ‘Halo’ video game producer advises students to ‘make stuff’ Alex Seropian standing with folded arms beside a display case labeled "UChicago Game Design," surrounded by game-related items and notes.

Trailblazing ‘Halo’ video game producer advises students to ‘make stuff’

Alum Alex Seropian of Bungie, Look North World and more returns to UChicago as keynote for Year of Games

During Year of Games, UChicago invites everyone to play Person wearing a VR headset and holding controllers, interacting within a marked area. VR art interface projected on wall behind.

During Year of Games, UChicago invites everyone to play

Year-long celebration of games launches with library exhibition and three-day symposium featuring game makers, writers and scholars

For a UChicago designer, video games illuminate real-world problems Ashlyn Sparrow

For a UChicago designer, video games illuminate real-world problems

Ashlyn Sparrow designs games for social impact that go beyond entertainment

UChicago intramurals bring together socially distanced students for virtual competition A screenshot of the UChicago's Harper Quadrangle at night, recreated on Minecraft

UChicago intramurals bring together socially distanced students for virtual competition

How do we live online? Virtual philosophy discussion tackles big questions Virtual Night Owls

How do we live online? Virtual philosophy discussion tackles big questions

Economics study finds volume discounts don’t increase profitability for video games Person playing Candy Crush on phone

Economics study finds volume discounts don’t increase profitability for video games

Video games can be good for you, new research says

Video games can be good for you, new research says

Third-year Roman Rivera discusses the benefits that playing video games has had in his intellectual life