Skin in the Game
A special series on what the massive video game industry can teach us about economics, business, money and careers.
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How the video game Dot's Home was adapted for the stage
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 19, 2024
"Dot's Home Live" has been performed in Detroit in an effort to share the game's housing rights story with the community.
Video game Dot's Home brings a story of housing injustice to life
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 18, 2024
The interactive game lets players follow one family's account of disadvantage and discrimination through the generations.
Up-and-coming video game developers share their dream jobs
Nov 21, 2023
Video games have already grown bigger than a couple of other entertainment industries combined.
How video game training can boost employee performance
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Oct 25, 2023
A recent study by Harvard and Columbia universities finds "gamified" training can lead to better business outcomes.
For public good, not for profit.
What video games can teach us about economic decision-making
Jul 24, 2023
Researchers use some video games to learn about spending behavior and how players respond to economic crises.
Tomorrow's tech disruptors learn how to raise their game
Jul 17, 2023
The video game industry has a diversity problem. This Bay Area mentorship program has solutions.
Sideshow culture gets the video game treatment
Jul 10, 2023
Google heard about the games, "HighSidin’" and "HighSidin’: Hyphy Edition," and gave the student developers a grant.