Video Games & Gear
Video games have come of age as an entertainment medium and the technology continues to mature. Learn about how your favorite video game consoles work, and see what's on the gaming horizon.
How the PlayStation Camera Works
10 Reuses for Old Video Game Controllers
How the Wii Balance Board Works
The 15 Greatest Video Game Companies That No Longer Exist
15 Video Games That Took Way Too Long To Make
14 Hidden Video Game Design Tricks That Will Blow Your Mind
Run, Jump & Climb Your Way Through Our Roblox Quiz
Can You Survive Our Minecraft Quiz?
How Tetris Went From Soviet Mind Game to Smash Hit
20 Things You Didn't Know About Nintendo
The Candy Crush Quiz
How Alternate Reality Gaming Works
14 Celebrities You Probably Didn't Know Were Huge Gamers
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Video games are amazing creations, but the fact remains that if you input you can't play. Take a look inside the quintessential game controller and see how it has evolved over the years.
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The PlayStation is one of the most popular video game systems of all time. Learn how PlayStation started and what's inside this video game console.
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From Pong to PS3, take an inside look at computer consoles and how they work their magic to keep you entertained for hours (or days …) on end.
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If you look at the description of some 3-D video games, you'll see references to Gouraud shading or texture mapping. What does that mean?
How does a video-game light gun work? How does the game know where the gun is aiming? See the technology behind this popular video game accessory.
AI chess programs calculate their game plan based on formulas — algorithms that determine whether a position is "good" or "bad." But how do they really work?