Miniature cardboard arcades, ketchup and mustard bottle game听controllers, physically mining for cryptocurrency and manic pizza, candy and gold stock trading over the phone: These are the concepts behind four games developed in CU Boulder'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 is听part of GDC, the world's largest professional game developers听conference,听which takes place March 21-25 at the听Moscone Center in San Francisco. A favorite stopover for thousands of GDC attendees, alt.ctrl.GDC features听15 finalists. All sharing ties to the College of Engineering and Applied Science, three of the ATLAS teams are associated with the听Whaaat!? Lab听and one hails from the听ACME Lab. "To have four ATLAS games picked for the 15 slots in this exclusive venue鈥攊t's a remarkable accomplishment. We're going to have a lot of fun," said Matt Bethancourt, co-director of the Whaaat!? Lab听and a senior teaching associate professor with ATLAS.听
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