University of Lincoln, UK
Developers from the University of Lincoln, UK, have created a new fantasy roguelike that allows players to generate their own content through Twitter. #Dungeon is a simple dungeon crawler, created from tweeting code tagged as #HashtagDungeon. Roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing video games, characterized by random level generation, tile-based graphics and permanent death. Likened…
SoCS students were introduced to the capabilities of Project Anarchy in a presentation and demonstration on Wednesday 19th February. Stu Johnson introduced Project Anarchy and showed it’s capabilities as a mobile game development and deployment environment. Stu, who is a game industry ‘veteran’, illustrated how complex games could be developed using this technology. He also…
The face of computing and computer science has changed dramatically over the last ten years, with social media transforming not only the way business operates but society as a whole. In direct response to this increasingly digital landscape, the University of Lincoln has created the UK’s first BSc (Hons) programme in Social Computing that will…
Performance artists and researchers are joining forces to create a new type of video game, further blurring the boundaries between real and virtual worlds. The Videogames Research Network has been set up by the Games Research Group at the University of Lincoln, UK. It involves several researchers from Lincoln’s School of Computer Science, including Dr…
Linda, the University’s robot from the STRANDS project, fought off five robots from across the EU to be crowned winner of last week’s Robot Marathon. From November 25 to November 29, the six robots from the EU STRANDS project battled it out for the title of last robot standing in the STRANDS Robot Marathon. The…
From November 25 to November 29, the six robots from the EU STRANDS project will battle it out for the title of last robot standing in the STRANDS Robot Marathon. The challenge is to autonomously patrol a populated environment for as long as possible, with the aim to cover the most distance in the shortest…
Professor Hunter, who is the REtinal Vascular Modelling, Measurement and Diagnosis (REVAMMAD) project originator and coordinator, spoke about the aims of the research during Siren FM’s drivetime show. Scientists from across the EU are in Lincoln for a two-week training workshop. The aim of the project is to train a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists…
Safer food, less waste, more efficient food production and better use of natural resources are just some of the goals inspiring the work of a new research group at the University of Lincoln, UK. The Agri-Food Technology Research Group aims to develop new technological solutions for all stages of food production including cultivation, harvest, processing…
Eminent computer programmer and software freedom pioneer Richard Stallman will be giving a free public lecture at the University of Lincoln, UK. Stallman, often known by his initials RMS, is best known for creating a computer operating system composed entirely of free software. He pioneered the concept of ‘copyleft’, which uses the principles of copyright law…