Videogames

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ARTS

‘Super Mario Odyssey’ proves joyfully addicting

By Brandon Arbuckle | Nov. 2, 2017

When Mario was first introduced as Jumpman in 1981’s “Donkey Kong,” video games were in a much different landscape.

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ARTS

Arts recommendations sure to give you a spook this Halloween

By The Daily Cardinal Arts Staff | Oct. 30, 2017

Halloween recommendations from the Arts staff.

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FOOTBALL

EA’s Madden NFL 18: The Commissioner Goodell Edition involves dodging CTE lawsuits

By Patrick Hoeppner | Oct. 2, 2017

The EA sports release of the formerly unreleased gameplay footage of Madden NFL 2018: Commissioner Goodell Edition came out as a slam dunk for the video game production studio.

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ARTS

Nintendo’s ‘SNES Classic Edition’ modernizes its best ‘90s games

By Marty Forbeck | Oct. 2, 2017

As both a company and a brand, Nintendo has always managed to distinguish itself from other game companies in two distinct ways: by being generally more joyful and more convenient than the rest.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Teachers, UW-Madison game designers collaborate on video games

By Peter Coutu | Feb. 2, 2016

Middle school teachers collaborated with Field Day Lab, a group of UW-Madison video game designers, to discuss the best way to use video games as a learning tool.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Professor plays with ideas to assist autistic children using video games

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 20, 2016

Brittany Travers, a professor in the occupational therapy program at UW-Madison, is studying whether using Wii video games can make the symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorder less severe by improving their motor skills, according to a university release.