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E3 is Canceled, More Classes Go Virtual

E3 is Canceled, More Classes Go Virtual

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More cancellations were announced Wednesday due to concerns about the novel coronavirus' spread. L.A.'s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was the latest to call off events. The White House met with representatives from the tech world, including Google, Apple and Microsoft, to encourage them to halt the spread of misinformation. Mobile-gaming giant Scopely made a change to its board and Endgadget looks at how Riot Games is using the social sciences to curb trolling and encourage better game-playing.

Stock markets are roiling, campuses are closing and Los Angeles County saw its first death caused by the novel coronavirus, now a global pandemic. Chapman University, Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Northridge joined Pepperdine in announcing in-person classes were suspended. Meanwhile, organizers of the high-profile gaming conference E3 canceled, on the heels of Coachella and StageCoach's postponement the day before. Read more >>

"Cutting-edge technology companies and major online platforms will play a critical role in this all-hands-on-deck effort."

The White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy and other federal agencies today met with Amazon, Microsoft and other tech industry leaders to kick off a campaign aimed at getting the best information about coronavirus out to researchers and the general public. Read more >>

Santa Monica-based Riot Games has a division devoted to studying new ways to prevent trolling in its games. The maker of famed games such as League of Legends, which boasts nearly eight million daily players, says its player behavior team will draw on studies in cognitive science, anthropology and sociology to create better game-play experiences. Read more >>

The Culver City mobile game unicorn Scopely announced Wednesday that Chief Revenue Officer Tim O'Brien has been appointed to the company's board of directors. Since he joined Scopely in 2014, the company has grown from 50 to 800 employees and reached a $1.7 billion valuation. Read more >>