USC-ICT Wins Award at I/ITSEC Serious Games Showcase

USC-ICT Wins Award at I/ITSEC Serious Games Showcase

ARIN-561 teaches students Artificial Intelligence fundamentals through gameplay. USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies (USC-ICT) received the Students’ Choice Award at the 2022 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference...
AI learns the art of Diplomacy

AI learns the art of Diplomacy

Meta’s algorithm tackles both language and strategy in a classic board game that involves negotiation Diplomacy, many a statesperson has argued, is an art: one that requires not just strategy, but also intuition, persuasion, and even subterfuge—human skills that have...
Academy Adds Four to SciTech Council

Academy Adds Four to SciTech Council

Four new members have joined the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy said Wednesday. They include cinematographer and cinematography branch governor Paul Cameron, whose credits include Pirates of the...
VR-Assisted Healing

VR-Assisted Healing

Virtual Reality (VR) technology is now playing an important role in helping military service members recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Virtual reality software and equipment are helping Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom...