Recent and Emerging Technologies Research Organization

Can opening cinematics enhance learning?

Shan Lakhmani | January 5, 2012

Like many others, I remember, years ago, watching the opening cinematic for Final Fantasy VII for the very first time and knowing that we had entered a brand new age. Since then, video games have been using more and more elaborate opening cinematics to entice people to play the game and to quickly establish a narrative.

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Garden Defense wins Best Student Game at 2011 SGS&C!

Katelyn Procci | December 3, 2011

It has been a busy, busy week. RETRO has been at I/ITSEC to show-off two of our minigames, Garden Defense and Devil’s Advocate, both of which were finalists in the 2011 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge.

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Flash builder containers with SWF files…

Greg Pardo | January 27, 2012

Here at RETRO Lab we like to get things done right the first time. This post is for any programmers out there who struggle with flash containers.

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