You've heard the concept of the "rat race," but how about a literal rat, racing through the hallways of Doom? One researcher named Viktor Toth ran an experiment over nearly six months, seeing if he ...

TL;DR: Rats named Carmack and Romero, previously trained to play DOOM, have advanced their skills by learning to shoot the in-game weapon using a new trigger mechanism. This breakthrough highlights ...

Remember Viktor Tóth? He’s a Hungarian software engineer and neuroscientist, and probably the only human on Earth who has taught rats how to play a first-person shooter game. And now he’s weighing the ...

With the right combination of the proverbial carrot and stick it turns out that people can train animals to do a shocking number of impressive tasks. Scientists, for example, have trained fish to ...

Andrew is a freelance writer from UK who specialises in video game news. He has written for What Culture, Rock Paper Shotgun, and PCGamesN. In 2023, he finally caved and bought an Xbox Series X. If ...

We all know that you can play DOOM on nearly anything, but what about the lesser known work being done to let other species get in on the action? For ages now, our rodent friends haven’t been able to ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. There’s a new Doomslayer in town and he’s just as furry as he ...

Rotational ball, trigger button, and air-puffs to tell the rat it's run into a wall make for a more immersive experience. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...