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Miniature cardboard arcades, ketchup and mustard bottle gameÌýcontrollers, physically mining for cryptocurrency and manic pizza, candy and gold stock trading over the phone: These are the concepts behind four games developed in ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ's ATLAS Institute that have been selected to participate in alt.ctrl.GDC 2022, a coveted showcase of new games that feature unusual controls and surprising interactions. The event isÌýpart of GDC, the world's largest professional game developersÌýconference,Ìýwhich takes place March 21-25 at theÌýMoscone Center in San Francisco. A favorite stopover for thousands of GDC attendees, alt.ctrl.GDC featuresÌý15 finalists. All sharing ties to the College of Engineering and Applied Science, three of the ATLAS teams are associated with theÌýWhaaat!? LabÌýand one hails from theÌýACME Lab. "To have four ATLAS games picked for the 15 slots in this exclusive venue—it's a remarkable accomplishment. We're going to have a lot of fun," said Matt Bethancourt, co-director of the Whaaat!? LabÌýand a senior teaching associate professor with ATLAS.Ìý

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