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Treating Lazy Eyes With A Joystick
Researchers have developed a
computer game therapy that
is now ready for treating
adults. ... > full story
'Mixed Reality' Human Helps Medical Students Learn To Do Intimate Exams
Intimate procedures such as
breast exams, while a
routine and critical part of
medical care, are
notoriously tough to teach.
... > full story
Programming Tools Facilitate Use Of Video Game Processors For Defense Needs
Researchers are developing
programming tools to enable
engineers in the defense
industry to utilize the
processing power of GPUs
... > full story
Simulation Helps Students Learn Dental Implant Procedures
A realistic computer game
will soon be used to help
dental students worldwide
learn and reinforce dental
implant procedures. ... > full story
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Online Computer Games Could Encourage Children To Eat Healthy Foods
July 6, 2009 — Children who play an online game promoting healthy foods and beverages appear more likely to choose nutritious snacks than those who play a game promoting unhealthy products, according to a new ... > full story -
Zooming In To Catch The Bad Guys: New 'Perfection Tool' From Researchers In Israel Enhances Video To Catch Criminals And Terrorists
July 5, 2009 — It's a frequent scene in television crime dramas: Clever police technicians zoom in on a security camera video to read a license plate or capture the face of a hold-up artist. But in real life, ... > full story -
Eye-tracking Software Opens Online Worlds To People With Disabilities
July 1, 2009 — Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities. For ... > full story -
Game For HIV Positive Youth Developed
June 23, 2009 — Researchers have developed a game for HIV-positive youth, +CLICK, designed to reduce secondary transmission of the ... > full story -
Some Video Games Can Make Children Kinder And More Likely To Help
June 18, 2009 — Some video games can make children kinder and more likely to help -- not hurt -- other ... > full story -
Nintendo Wii May Enhance Parkinson's Treatment
June 12, 2009 — The Nintendo Wii may help treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, including depression, a researcher ... > full story -
Excessive Gaming Associated With Poor Sleep Hygiene And Increased Sleepiness
June 8, 2009 — Computer/console gamers who play for more than seven hours a week, and who identify their gaming as an addiction, sleep less during the weekdays and experience greater sleepiness than casual or ... > full story -
Pediatric Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Linked To Video Games After Hurricane Ike
May 28, 2009 — Hours after Hurricane Ike roared ashore in Texas, more than two million homes were without power, which left some scrambling to preserve food and others looking for ways to entertain children, a move ... > full story -
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Students Make Atari Games Look Like Atari Again
May 4, 2009 — One of the main themes of Racing the Beam is the strong affinity between the Atari VCS and the CRT television. The system was designed around the TV and it interfaces with that display in an unusual ... > full story -
XBox Forensics
May 1, 2009 — A forensics toolkit for the Xbox gaming console has been developed. The toolkit could allow law enforcement agencies to scour the inbuilt hard disk of such devices and find illicit hidden materials ... > full story
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