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Men are Hooked on Video Games, but Why?
Unlike majority of women who literally get angry when they see their husbands, friends, brothers or sometimes even fathers glued to play stations or computer screens and totally engrossed in their games, I do not really mind having my friends stuck...
Tags: Video games, computer games, MRI, brain, Sony play stations
Nintendo, Dentsu to distribute video on Wii: Nikkei (Reuters)
Tōkyō :: Japan | 11 months ago
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Game maker Nintendo Co Ltd will team up with ad agency Dentsu Inc to launch a video distribution service on the Wii console, in a move to establish a new revenue stream, the Nikkei business daily said. The two firms plan to offer cartoons and other entertainment...
Tags: nintendo, video, wii, dentsu, blockbuster, japan, Nintendo Co Ltd, Nikkei, video games, microsoft
Are video games art?
In 1917 French artist Marcel Duchamp exhibited a urinal and called it art. Eighty-seven years later it was voted the most influential artwork of the 20th century by 500 art world professionals.Art is notoriously tough to define. The moment a reasonable...
Tags: video games, art, games, visual arts, debate, technology
'Swiss Design in Hollywood'
Zurich :: Switzerland | 11 months ago
Credibility We all know the gruesome and magnificent images from films like “Alien” and “The Lord of the Rings.” The “Swiss Design in Hollywood ” exhibit offers visitors a look behind the scenes, and showcases the work and impact Swiss artists have made in design...
Tags: art, video games, games, Ukraine
Computer games may boost older brains
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility Computer games may get added to the Sudoku and crossword routines of older people looking to stay sharp, according to a new study published in Psychology and Aging. The new US study builds on previous work that showed the benefits of playing computer...
Tags: video games
ABC 24 Austin (KVUE): Video games buck the economic trend
Tōkyō :: Japan | 11 months ago
Credibility We've all heard about gloomy holiday sales for America's retailers, but there does appear to be at least one bright spot. New figures from the NPD Group show we're spending those precious discretionary dollars on video games and consoles, with sales up...
Tags: video games
Minneapolis Star Tribune: So, what does your teenager's brain on Google look like?
Pasadena :: CA :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people?...While violent video games have gotten a lot of public attention, some current concerns go well beyond that. Some scientists think the wired world may be changing the way we read,...
Tags: video games, brain
Preschool receives high state rating
Iowa City :: IA :: USA | 12 months ago
Credibility Apple Tree Children's Center has received the highest quality rating that the Iowa Department of Human Services awards. The Level 5 certification in the state's Quality Rating System indicates that the Iowa City-based daycare and preschool met the requirements...
Tags: video games, nintendo, wii
Army to spend $50M on video games _ report
Seoul :: South Korea | about 1 year ago
Credibility Army plans to invest $50 million over five years to develop video games for use in training soldiers for combat, according to a report in Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper. The money will fund a "games in training" program beginning in 2010, the...
Tags: video games, army, U.S. Army
The Record, New Jersey: Now, researchers think kids should play video games
Newark :: NJ :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Rather than wasting their time, children who gab on Facebook or play online games are gaining valuable social skills and learning some technology basics, according to a study released Thursday. The report, sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, contradicts...
Tags: facebook, video games, video game, social, children, video
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