A Canadian study has found that infrasound—sound below human hearing range—can increase stress and negative mood without conscious detection. This discovery offers a scientific basis for intensifying ...

Some '80s-themed Amazon gadgets include the My Arcade Atari Pocket Player Pro, the Womier Retro Mechanical Keyboard, and the ...

Sound design in horror games isn’t just background noise — it’s a deliberate tool to shape tension and emotion. From unsettling ambience to jarring spikes in audio, these cues influence how players ...

‘Unc’ (short for uncle) is meant to disparage older players, but the industry should make games for all generations Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here While researching ...

Pausing a game is so common that I doubt many of us ever really think about it. Maybe a pause menu has a cool song, or maybe you’re playing an always-online game that features a pause menu that ...

Tobacco brand Iqos and acoustic engineering company Devialet present a collaborative installation during Milan design week 2026, which combines sound, design and technology. Visitors can engage with ...

(ABC 6 News) — Rochesterfest has announced the winner of this year’s button design contest. The winning design (pictured above) was designed by Eric Berg. Not only will this design be featured on this ...

ESPN's computer model, the Basketball Power Index, has made its picks for the winners of the two Final Four games this weekend. The 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four is set. UConn, the ...

Peter Perla, the late sage of modern wargaming, explained how wargames facilitate proofing through what he called the “cycle of research.” The cycle is the sum of wargaming, exercises, and analysis, ...

A team of 20 designers turned to the exuberant, ephemeral natural world and to grittier L.A. street scenes as inspiration for the look of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Sign up to start every ...

Chris Bolte ’16 is a technical sound designer at Sucker Punch Productions, where he helps create the soundscapes behind major PlayStation titles such as Ghost of Yōtei. The way Chris Bolte ’16 talks ...

Sound System, the “next-generation rhythm game” from industry veterans behind the Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and DJ Hero franchises, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on October 16 for $24.99, ...