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SessionM Turns On Game Tech To Keep You From Turning Off Mobile Ads

He was the cofounder of Quattro wireless and helped launch Apple's iAd. Now Lars Albright, CEO of SessionM, has a new trick to stop you from ignoring ads in mobile devices: You'll be playing along.READ MORE

PolicyMic Wants Millennials To Play Nicer, Be More Informed In Online Political Debates (Don't Laugh)

As the election season heats up, grads from Harvard and Stanford aim to bring civil political conversation through gamification.READ MORE

Game Changer

Do games have any place in the training of future journalists? This reporter stages a challenge to students to find out. READ MORE

Meet The Video Game Lawyers

In the high-stakes corporate tort system, an elite squad of legal eagles handle lawsuits dealing with "World of Warcraft," "FarmVille," and others in the big business of video games. These are their stories.READ MORE

I Heart Jellyfish: The iPhone Game That Rewards You For A Healthy Heartbeat

This game will actually make you want to regulate your heartbeat. Score one for gamification.READ MORE

Gamification: Why Sites Need To Simplify Social

As the Web outside of Facebook continues to become more social, the problem is being compounded with the advent and growing popularity of game mechanics. READ MORE

Monetizing The Munchies

Have a business near a concert or sports venue? Wouldn't you like a way to reach that local, hungry, primed-to-spend crowd just as their tummies start to grumble? Here's a site and an app for you.READ MORE

Wannabe SEALs Help U.S. Navy Hunt Pirates In Massively Multiplayer Game

It's not quite the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, but 1,000 military and civilian players could help the Navy--and presumably its elite SEAL teams--figure out tactics for fighting off maritime terrorists and securing the Horn of Africa.READ MORE

Kids With Cystic Fibrosis Breathe Easier Thanks To Video Games

A series of new video games for kids with cystic fibrosis not only helps them stick to treatment regimens, but also significantly improves breathing performance. Gamification to the rescue!READ MORE

Welcome To JihadVille

These days, gamification is so hot that everyone is fascinated by it--even terrorists.READ MORE

MIT Creates The One Video Game You'll Be Thrilled To See Your Kid Get Hooked On

Five thousand teenagers can't be wrong: MIT has created a compelling new game to teach kids about science, and it's way more fun than chem lab.READ MORE

How Can We Use Gaming To Get To The Next Level Of Civilization?

As the world of video games continues to evolve, so too should our expectations of how games will positively influence how we work, learn, and live, both online and offline.READ MORE

PlayStation's Jack Tretton on 3-D Games and the Gamification of Business

The President of Sony Computer Entertainment America talks with Fast Company about the relative value of games and gaming systems, how games help reach consumers, and what it's like to work for PlayStation. READ MORE

America 2049: A Star-Studded Facebook Game That's Ambitiously All Over the Place

A human rights organization goes for a big splash with a Facebook game with both online and offline elements.READ MORE

Novel Is Bridging the Business and Gaming Worlds With "Empire & State"

A startup headed by a 23-year-old hopes to finally make business training fun--and is making an online video game to prove it.READ MORE