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Video game film adaptations used to be huge flops. Now studios can’t get enough
Liam Burke, Swinburne University of Technology; Andrea Andiloro, Swinburne University of Technology, and Steven Conway, Swinburne University of Technology Sun 18 October 2026 at 7:12 pm UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the early 1990s, when the home video game market was still in its infancy, Hollywood attempted to leverage the appeal of this emerging entertainment for feature length films. The resulting movies – including Super Mario Bros.
Video game film adaptations used to be huge flops. Now studios can’t get enough
By Liam Burke, Andrea Andiloro, and Steven Conway In the early 1990s, when the home video game market was still in its infancy, Hollywood attempted to leverage the appeal of this emerging entertainment for feature length films. The resulting movies – including Super Mario Bros. (1993), Mortal Kombat (1995), and the Jean Claude Van Damme-starring Street Fighter (1994) – largely bombed in their critical reception.
Video game film adaptations used to be huge flops. Now studios can’t get enough
In the early 1990s, when the home video game market was still in its infancy, Hollywood attempted to leverage the appeal of this emerging entertainment for feature length films. The resulting movies – including Super Mario Bros. (1993), Mortal Kombat (1995), and the Jean Claude Van Damme-starring Street Fighter (1994) – largely bombed in their critical reception.
Red button or blue button? What a viral question tells us about game theory and the state of the world
Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press? BE HONEST. This question is the latest thought experiment to set off waves of controversy on social media, following classic examples such as the trolley problem and the prisoner’s dilemma.
Red button or blue button? What a viral question tells us about game theory and the state of the world
Credit: Ann H from Pexels Everyone on Earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only the people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press? BE HONEST. This question is the latest thought experiment to set off waves of controversy on social media, following classic examples such as the trolley problem and the prisoner's dilemma.
Red button or blue button? What a viral question tells us about game theory and the state of the world
By Steven Conway, Senior Lecturer - Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press? BE HONEST.
Red button or blue button? What a viral question tells us about game theory and the state of the world Original
Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press? BE HONEST. This question is the latest thought experiment to set off waves of controversy on social media, following classic examples such as the trolley problem and the prisoner’s dilemma.
Red button or blue button? What a viral question tells us about game theory and the state of the world
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From Traditional to Modern
The Evolution of Data Fabric: From Traditional Data Management to Modern Solutions by Steven Conway Data is at the core of modern enterprises. Thanks to technological progress, managing this information has evolved substantially in recent years. For data professionals and enterprise solution architects, this change is particularly crucial. In this blog post, you’ll explore this change through data fabric’s transition into a cutting-edge modern solution.
FIFA and EA sports are splitting: a look at 30 years of game innovation, and what fans can expect next
EA Sports and FIFA will part ways after almost 30 years of collaboration. This is surprising for a number of reasons, not least because it is such a large part of EA’s success: FIFA, a video game franchise using the world governing body of soccer’s official licence, is regularly played by 35 million people. 325 million copies of the game have been sold since it was launched in 1993. The American gaming company EA openly acknowledges its dependency upon the series.
How to take your marketing agency to the next Level in 2021
Has your marketing agency recently come face-to-face with that dreaded glass ceiling? If so, you need to find a way to smash through it - pronto! The longer you take to perform this all-important task, the more likely it is that your business will begin to stagnate. This will result in your competitors overtaking you in the race for custom sooner rather than later. This will damage both your brand image and your profitability.
What is Dalgona coffee, and why is it taking the internet by storm?
If you’ve scrolled through Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook lately, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a video of someone whipping together sugar, instant coffee, and boiling water. This concoction is spooned over iced milk to create the foamy drink known as Dalgona coffee. According to Google Trends, “Dalgona coffee” has become the most searched type of coffee worldwide, overtaking previous highest peaks for all other kinds of coffee.
How a universal game design concept became an alt-right insult
In late 2018, just weeks before the U.S. midterm election, a term any gamer would recognize began to bubble up into political conversation. NPC (short for non-player character) became the alt-right internet’s favorite insult for liberals and leftists. But how did a term used to describe the computer-controlled townsfolk in popular games like Skyrim transform into a political insult? Like with most video game jargon, the answer lies in the tabletop games that predate electronic gaming entirely.
Hackers can access your mobile and laptop cameras and record you – cover them up now.
Whether you use Zoom, Skype, or Microsoft Teams, the webcam on your home PC or laptop device has probably never been as active as it is during this pandemic. Most of us have a camera built into our phone, tablet, laptop, or a desktop webcam we use for work, study, or virtual socializing. Unfortunately, this privilege can leave us vulnerable to an online attack known as camfecting. This is when hackers take control of your webcam remotely.
Bunch app CEO Selcuk Atli: "I thought we would have hoverboards by now."
Video games are bringing people together more than ever in 2020. That phenomenon isn't confined to a particular piece of hardware, or even buzzy titles like Animal Crossing and Fortnite. Selcuk Atli is the CEO of Bunch, a group video chat app for iOS and Android that lets friends and family hang out while playing mobile games. Usage of the app spiked worldwide as social distancing measures heightened.
Video Games Are Boosting Well-Being During The Coronavirus Lockdown
Image: Shutterstock The same week social distancing measures were announced in Australia (March 16 – March 22), sales of game consoles leaped 285.6%. Prior to this, sales were declining month on month. We’ve also seen a 278.5% spike in physical game sales, spurred by the release of Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. COVID-19 is clearly having an impact on our shopping habits beyond toilet paper.
Time well spent, not wasted: Video games are boosting wellbeing during lockdown
Credit: Shutterstock The same week social distancing measures were announced in Australia (March 16—March 22), sales of game consoles leaped 285.6%. Prior to this, sales were declining month on month. We've also seen a 278.5% spike in physical game sales, spurred by the release of Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. COVID-19 is clearly having an impact on our shopping habits beyond toilet paper.
Time well spent, not wasted: video games are boosting well-being during the coronavirus lockdown
The same week social distancing measures were announced in Australia (March 16 – March 22), sales of game consoles leaped 285.6%. Prior to this, sales were declining month on month. We’ve also seen a 278.5% spike in physical game sales, spurred by the release of Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. COVID-19 is clearly having an impact on our shopping habits beyond toilet paper.
From Monologue To Dialogue: Towards Playable Cities
Image: 64 Ways of Being A cityscape is made of stubborn material: concrete, steel, granite, tarmac. It is not malleable or modifiable without enormous financial and political resources. It is a monologue often performed by extremely wealthy and powerful entities. A consequence is such spaces can often feel oppressive and conformist, quashing any impulse for creativity or expression.
Apple Arcade and Google Stadia aim to offer frictionless gaming, if your NBN plan can handle it
By Steven Conway, Senior Lecturer - Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology Google's Stadia will be available through the Google Chrome web browser, on smartphones, smart televisions, tablets, and through Chromecast. dronepicr/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Two of the biggest tech companies in the world, Apple and Google, are launching cloud-based gaming services this year.
Apple Arcade and Google Stadia aim to offer frictionless gaming, if your NBN plan can handle it
Two of the biggest tech companies in the world, Apple and Google, are launching cloud-based gaming services this year. Apple Arcade, due for release in two days, will ultimately go head-to-head with Google’s Stadia when the latter launches in November. And both will also be battling a surprising foe: friction. In this context, “friction” means anything that increases inconvenience for the user.
Apple and Google to offer frictionless gaming, if your NBN plan can handle it
Google’s Stadia will be available through the Google Chrome web browser, on smartphones, smart televisions, tablets, and through Chromecast. Credit: dronepicr/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Two of the biggest tech companies in the world, Apple and Google, are launching cloud-based gaming services this year. Apple Arcade, due for release in two days, will ultimately go head-to-head with Google's Stadia when the latter launches in November. And both will also be battling a surprising foe: friction.
Apple Arcade and Google Stadia aim to offer frictionless game streaming, if your NBN plan can handle it
By Steven Conway, Senior Lecturer - Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology Google's Stadia will be available through the Google Chrome web browser, on smartphones, smart televisions, tablets, and through Chromecast. dronepicr/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Two of the biggest tech companies in the world, Apple and Google, are launching cloud-based gaming services this year.
Apple Arcade and Google Stadia aim to offer frictionless game streaming, if your NBN plan can handle it
Two of the biggest tech companies in the world, Apple and Google, are launching cloud-based gaming services this year. Apple Arcade, due for release in two days, will ultimately go head-to-head with Google’s Stadia when the latter launches in November. And both will also be battling a surprising foe: friction. In this context, “friction” means anything that increases inconvenience for the user.
The clever UX that made Fortnite a $1.2 billion sensation
By Steven Conway4 minute Read The online videogame Fortnite Battle Royale was launched just a year ago in September 2017. Since then the game had amassed 125 million active players by June and made $1.2 billion for its developer Epic Games. It has also been linked to 200 divorces in the U.K. and a case of aggravated harassment where a 45-year-old man threatened to kill an 11-year-old boy after losing to him in the game.
Stay alive, and if something moves, shoot it: one year of phenomenal success for Fortnite
By Steven Conway, Senior Lecturer - Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology The online videogame Fortnite Battle Royale was launched just a year ago in September 2017. Since then the game had amassed 125 million active players by June and made US$1.2 billion (A$1.6 billion) for the developer, Epic Games. It has also been linked to 200 divorces and a case of aggravated harassment where a 45-year-old man threatened to kill an 11-year-old boy after losing to him in the game.
Stay alive, and if something moves, shoot it: one year of phenomenal success for Fortnite
The online videogame Fortnite Battle Royale was launched just a year ago in September 2017. Since then the game had amassed 125 million active players by June and made US$1.2 billion (A$1.6 billion) for the developer, Epic Games. It has also been linked to 200 divorces and a case of aggravated harassment where a 45-year-old man threatened to kill an 11-year-old boy after losing to him in the game. Read more: Could playing Fortnite lead to video game addiction?
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