productivity

Square Enix Shifts to Permanent Work From Home

Square Enix plans to enable a permanent work-from-home program starting in December. | Chesnot/Getty ImagesGame developer and publisher Square Enix will offer employees a work-from-home option permanently, the company announced Wednesday.Rather than utilizing work from home solely as a means of preventing infections during the current pandemic, the Company will establish it as a permanent and core program among the working styles it accommodates," reads the announcement. "In so doing, the Company hopes not only to create a flexible and diverse working environment, but also to further bolster productivity and

League of Legends World Championship to feature immersive Mixed Reality experience through Rokid Vision glasses

In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality NewsOctober 22, 2020 – Rokid, a provider of augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) glasses, has today announced that its technology will be available for fans to use at this year’s League of Legends (LoL) World Championship tournaments and opening ceremony for the event finals held in Shanghai, China.Fans of the popular MMORPG game will be able to use a pair of Rokid Vision AR glasses to experience LoL live at the event and to witness an immersive experience featuring a dragon from the game

How AI is Changing The Game Of Business

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game of business at an astonishing rate.The rapid digital technology advancement has allowed developers to start creating computer systems that have the ability to conduct tasks that normally require human intelligence.These tasks include (but are not limited to) speech recognition, visual perception, decision-making, and translation. AI has affected different aspects of our lives and the way we are doing business is definitely one of them. In order to understand how AI is changing the game of business, it’s a good idea to highlight a

John Wick’s Director Says The Oscars Should Add A Stunts Award

In a recently published interview with Discussing Film, Chad Stahelski--director of the John Wick films--added his voice to those who demand the Academy Awards add a category for stunt work."If wardrobe, hair, and makeup, certainly all the creative departments here are considered for Oscars, then yes, it makes perfect sense that the stunt department would be considered for an Oscar," Stahelski said in the interview, which also touched on productivity during the shut down and whether he wants to work on more superhero films.The award issue is important to Stahelski,

Bringing More Players Into Our Gaming Vision

For us at Xbox, the player is at the center of the gaming experience, always. It’s our responsibility to make sure great games and related experiences go to meet players wherever they are. Our priority and focus is on the world-class content being made by our 15 Xbox Game Studios, the evolution of Xbox Game Pass, the launch of Xbox Series X, and the global opportunity to play anywhere with Project xCloud. Bringing that vision to life, for as many people as possible, will see us working with different partners,

Beyond Finland: Working at Rovio’s RPG-Focused Studio in Sweden

Daniela Fontes is a Data Analyst at Rovio’s Stockholm studio. She joined Rovio in 2019 after founding a VR game studio based in Portugal. She works closely with the game teams at Rovio to set KPIs, monitor game performance, and improve the player experience. In my role as a data analyst at Rovio, I work closely with our game teams to design, implement, and analyze tests that ultimately help the game team make decisions. I also work with support functions like user acquisition and user research to deliver insights to

Activision Blizzard Defends Bobby Kotick’s Salary As Shareholder Calls For Changes To His Pay

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is one of the highest-paid executives not only in video games, but across the entire entertainment media industry. He made more than $30 million in 2019. One of the company's shareholders, The CtW Investment Group, is now calling on other stakeholders to vote against a measure that gives the company freedom to pay Kotick high rates. [Update: Activision Blizzard has responded with a statement, which you can see below] In a filing with the United States government, The CtW Investment Groups' director Dieter Waizenegger called

Valorant release date

PC gamers all over the world want to know the release date for Valorant, Riot Games' first foray into the competitive shooter scene. With the extremely exclusive closed beta for Valorant underway, players the world over looking to the future. More specifically, players are searching for the Valorant release date. This elusive date will mark a moment in time where players in the millions rush to Riot Games’ servers to try out the title for the first time. Valorant release date At the moment, there is no Valorant release date

Stairway to Badass: The Making and Remaking of Doom

Doom has devoured productivity and personal relationships since id Software opened the floodgates to hell in 1993. Gatekeepers of the franchise's past, present, and future celebrate the weapons and level design that defined the classics, the pitfalls and triumphs involved in revitalizing the brand, and the community that keeps old-school fans knee-deep in new ideas. Read Table of Contents Source: https://www.shacknews.com/article/99662/stairway-to-badass-the-making-and-remaking-of-doom

How to Download and Install the HappyMod APK on Android, Windows, and Mac

Gamers love games, it’s true. But true gamers love modded games! With the HappyMod APK, you can get modded versions of Clash of Clans, Pokemon GO, and Minecraft on your Android device. Using an emulator, you can even get the app on your Windows or macOS desktop computer. Not enough? How about modded Tinder? Tempted yet? Or modded Pandora to titillate your aural senses? It’s all here in HappyMod.What is HappyMod?The best way to describe HappyMod is to say that it is a third-party app store for modified popular apps