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• Discovery of the Month: Fitness Challenges, Spooky Gems, and More

  It’s time to cozy up with a warm drink and look back on all the cool things we did this month – despite all the cold spells and rainy days!

  25.09.2026

• How AI is Changing Gamedev: The Case of Nvidia’s DLSS 5

  Imagine starting up a beloved childhood game and seeing that the graphics are even better than you remember – in fact, they’re on par with the latest releases. Sounds like a dream, right? But then you notice that the game doesn’t feel the same; turns out, the smooth, realistic-looking characters were not its main appeal and the original visual style is distorted. Where should graphics enhancement stop and where does it infringe upon artistic expression? This is the issue at the crux of the so-called “DLSS 5 controversy” taking over the gaming community. Is it as bad as it looks? Let’s untangle it with experts from ITMO.

  07.04.2026

• Discovery of the Month: Portable Gaming, New Recipes, and More

  This July, we’ve been exploring all kinds of new avenues: time management tricks, cool summer recipes, exciting hobbies, and new ways to play our favorite games. Check out our discoveries in the story below.

  26.07.2024

• Discovery of the Month: Art World, Mobile Games, and More

  Every last Friday of the month, we look back on the past weeks to share our most enlightening, unexpected, and thrilling discoveries. From education to entertainment, these are the things that have made an impact on our everyday lives – and we believe they’ll do the same for you.

  28.06.2024

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #49

  If you’ve been wondering what scientific advances have been made at ITMO over the past two weeks, wonder no more! From major strides in medical research to identifying game addiction – and an ambitious science art exhibition – here are the key new moments in ITMO’s science life.

  26.02.2024

• Quick Fix: Games for Productive Procrastination

  Is your attention span causing you trouble? Do you find yourself sneaking off for a round of Candy Crush when you’re supposed to be meeting deadlines? Procrastination can be a handful – and any effort to improve your concentration skills is certainly admirable. But avoiding it altogether is near-impossible; so, why not turn it to your advantage? With these games, you can slack off without feeling guilty: boost your cognitive skills, learn a language, discover new trivia, and become a touch-typing pro!

  11.04.2023

• St. Petersburg’s First Esports Gaming Venue Opens at ITMO

  KronBars Arena is a state-of-the-art e-gaming location with powerful desktops, last-gen consoles, and a recording studio where prospective and current students, as well as employees, from ITMO and other universities can record podcasts and streaming videos, play computer games, and participate in esports tournaments.

  13.03.2023

• How the Russian Gaming Market Reached New Levels During the Pandemic

  With the huge changes that were brought on by the pandemic, many people around the world found themselves stuck at home. This was the case for the Russians, too. Video games came to the rescue. So how exactly did COVID-19 influence the Russian gaming market?

  22.06.2021

• ITMO and Almazov National Medical Research Centre Researchers Study The Effect of Gaming On the Human Brain

  Pavel Tikhonov and Mikhail Zubkov, researchers from ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering are working on a project that uses functional magnetic resonance imaging to study the brains of people who spend 20 to 30 hours a week gaming. The scientists hypothesize similarities between the brains of ardent gamers and people addicted to chemical substances. 

  25.03.2021

• Old Video Games We Still Enjoy

  New games appear on the market every day but we believe it’s not a reason to forget the classics. Check out our list of some more than 15-year-old video games that are still worth playing.  

  19.03.2021