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Facing Death, Games Prof Gives Last Lecture

Readers may recognize the name of Carnegie-Mellon University's Randy Pausch.

The computer science professor cofounded CMU's Entertainment Technology Center and directs the Alice software project, a free 3D graphics teaching tool for student programmers.

Pausch also has a design credit for Peacemaker, a highly-regarded serious game about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He has been referred to as a game education giant.

As reported by The Wall Street Journal Online, Pausch recently gave what was billed as his "Last Lecture." This is a common title for talks given at many colleges around the country. Basically, professors assume that they will be giving the last lecture of their lives and talk about whatever means the most to them.

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MrTangent6475d ago

His lecture, life and spirit are a true inspiration.

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It Has My Face — Game Overview • VGMM

In the future clones walk amongst us, and you need to kill them before they kill you.

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Bring the Madness. Let’s run it back. #CBB #ItsInTheGame

EA Sports is teasing the announcement of a new college basketball game. This would mark the publisher’s return to the sport since 2009.

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Hell is Us — Game Overview • VGMM

Hell is Us is a game set in the fictional country of Hadea, where Rémi, a former peacekeeper, returns to find his parents. The game features a blend of future technology, nature, and horror, with a unique atmosphere and design.

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