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Camera Inside Spiraling Football Provides Ball's-Eye View of Field
February 27, 2013 — Researchers have shown that a camera embedded in the side of a rubber-sheathed plastic foam football can record video while the ball is in flight that could give spectators a unique, ball's-eye view ... > full story -
Popular Video Dancing Game May Reduce Cognitive, Physical Impacts of Multiple Sclerosis
February 27, 2013 — Researchers have tested Dance Dance Revolution’s ability to help MS patients. Studies show the video game may help improve balance and mobility in certain patient ... > full story -
How Men and Women Organize Their (Online) Social Networks Differently
February 7, 2013 — A new quantitative study of data assembled from the online multiplayer game Pardus examines ways men and women manage their social networks drastically different, even ... > full story -
Digital Games Contribute to HIV Education in Uganda
February 6, 2013 — Computer games, virtual classroom with a discussion forum and video drama can be integrated in a common learning environment for teaching teenage children. This pedagogical approach has demonstrated ... > full story -
Virtual Superpowers Encourage Real-World Empathy
January 31, 2013 — Giving test subjects Superman-like flight in a virtual reality simulator makes them more likely to exhibit altruistic behavior in real life, researchers ... > full storyMore: -
Video Game Controllers Affect Hostility During Game Play
January 25, 2013 — When selecting a video game to play, opting to turn on your Wii may provide a different experience than playing your Xbox, according to a new ... > full story -
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Youth Attitudes About Guns: Sixty Percent of High School and College Students Consider Gun Ownership in Future
January 14, 2013 — Sixty percent of high school and college students consider gun ownership in the future. Key findings revealed in poll based on personality traits, video games, gender, race, and political ... > full story -
Popularity Is an Unconscious Deterrent
January 14, 2013 — Although popular boys and girls get more attention from their classmates than less popular peers, they are often unconsciously avoided by those same ... > full story -
E-Games Boost Physical Activity in Children; Might Be a Weapon in the Battle Against Obesity
January 9, 2013 — Video games have been blamed for contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. But a new study by researchers suggests that certain blood-pumping video games can boost ... > full story -
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The Reason We Lose at Games: Some Games Simply Too Complex for the Human Mind to Understand
January 7, 2013 — If you have ever wondered why you never seem to win at skill-based games such as poker or chess, there might be a very good reason. Scientists have discovered that some games are simply impossible to ... > full story
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