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Video Game Minority Report: Lots Of Players, Few Characters
July 29, 2009 — The first comprehensive census of video game characters finds Latinos nearly invisible and women and other groups underrepresented. Combined with wide reach of video games and heavy play by ... > full story -
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Game Utilizes Human Intuition To Help Computers Solve Complex Problems
July 28, 2009 — A new computer game prototype combines work and play to help solve a fundamental problem underlying many computer hardware design ... > full story -
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Cheat-Resistant 3D IPhone Game Relies On Score-Checking Replays
July 27, 2009 — Aliens are stealing your beloved sheep and you've got to stop them. That's the premise for TowerMadness, a new 3D iPhone game that is one of the most cheat-resistant iPhone games available, according ... > full story -
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Popular Culture May Depict Car Surfing As Cool -- Journal Article Uncovers The Truth About This Potentially Deadly Activity
July 17, 2009 — Why do people engage in stupid and potentially deadly activities, and why do teens in particular have a propensity for this behavior? An intriguing article answers these questions in the context of ... > full story -
Active Video Games A Good Alternative To Moderate Exercise For Kids, Study Suggests
July 16, 2009 — Scientists have found that playing active video games can be as effective for children as moderate ... > full story -
Non-Drug Interventions May Comfort Children Having An Anesthetic
July 7, 2009 — Parental acupuncture, clown doctors, hypnotherapy, low sensory stimulation and hand-held video games are promising non-drug interventions that are likely to help reduce children's anxiety during the ... > full story -
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
June 30, 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
June 30, 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 -
Nematode Courting Caught On Camera
June 25, 2009 — Researchers studying the nervous control of nematode mating behavior have produced video footage of a male worm preparing to mate with a hermaphrodite. Researchers investigated the role of the ... > full story
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