Video Game News

Posted March 7, 2012:

• Self-Centered Kids? Blame Their Immature Brains
• Players Get More Pleasure from Motion-Based Video Games

Posted March 5, 2012:

• New Direction for Game Controllers: Prototypes Tug at Thumb Tips to Enhance Video Gaming

Posted March 1, 2012:

• Fancy Footwork and Non-Stick Leg Coating Helps Spiders Not Stick to Their Own Webs

Posted February 27, 2012:

• Video Games Depict Religion as Violent, Problematized, Study Shows

Posted February 23, 2012:

• Impulsive Kids Play More Video Games, and Kids Who Play More Video Games May Become More Impulsive

Posted February 22, 2012:

• World of Warcraft Boosts Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Chess Experts Help Researchers Understand How We See the World

Posted February 15, 2012:

• Virtual Reality Supports Planning by Architects

Posted February 14, 2012:

• Online Role-Playing Games Hurt Marital Satisfaction, Experts Say

Posted January 31, 2012:

• Sporting Event Ads Viewed Favorably, Especially If the Game Is Close

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Adolescents With Autism Spend Free Time Using Solitary, Screen-Based Media

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Dangerous Choking 'Game' Prevalent Among Teens in Texas

Posted January 17, 2012:

• Gossip Can Have Social and Psychological Benefits

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Large and in Charge: Powerful People Overestimate Their Own Height
• People Behave Socially and 'Well' Even Without Rules, Online Avatar Study Shows

Posted December 6, 2011:

• The Definition of a Musical Instrument

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Violent Video Games Alter Brain Function in Young Men

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Video Game Playing Tied to Creativity, Research Shows

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Overweight Teens Want to Lose Weight, Going About It the Wrong Way

Posted October 25, 2011:

• A World Series to Remember?

Posted October 23, 2011:

• Video Games Used in New Treatment That May Fix 'Lazy Eye' in Older Children

Posted October 20, 2011:

• SideBySide Projection System Enables Projected Interaction Between Mobile Devices

Posted October 19, 2011:

• Math Professor Announces Who Deserves the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player Awards; Calls Rangers Solid Favorite for World Series
• Computer Games Help People With Parkinson's Disease, Pilot Study Shows

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Profanity in TV and Video Games Linked to Teen Aggression

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Talk to the Virtual Hands: Body Language of Both Speaker and Listener Affects Success in Virtual Reality Communication Game
• Violent Games Emotionally Desensitizing, Research Suggests

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Rangers and Brewers Solid Favorites for Championships, Math Professor Says

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Practical Play: Interactive Video Games Appear Valuable for ICU Patients

Posted October 4, 2011:

• People as 'Sensors': Twitter Messages Reveal NFL's Big Plays and Fans

Posted September 30, 2011:

• Early to Bed and Early to Rise: Study Suggests It's Keeping Kids Leaner

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Easily Embarrassed? Study Finds People Will Trust You More

Posted September 18, 2011:

• Gamers Succeed Where Scientists Fail: Molecular Structure of Retrovirus Enzyme Solved, Doors Open to New AIDS Drug Design

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Put Down That Game Controller: Researcher Suggests Video Games May Not Boost Cognition

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Saving Electricity While Playing Online Game

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Virtual Reality May Help Adults Recover from Stroke

Posted September 3, 2011:

• Advertising in Violent Video Games Results in Poor Recall, Negative Brand Perception

Posted August 29, 2011:

• Playing Highly Competitive Video Games May Lead to Aggressive Behavior

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Tactile Technology for Video Games Guaranteed to Send Shivers Down Your Spine

Posted August 3, 2011:

• Getting to the Heart of the Appeal of Video Games

Posted July 20, 2011:

• Rock-Paper-Scissors Players Are Natural Copycats

Posted July 12, 2011:

• Computer Learns Language by Playing Games

Posted July 6, 2011:

• Women Less Likely Than Men to Fake Soccer Injuries

Posted June 29, 2011:

• Women Get Up Sooner Than Men After a Fall in Soccer, Study Finds

Posted June 22, 2011:

• New Technology for Improving FIFA Refereeing

Posted June 20, 2011:

• Parents Prefer Media Content Ratings System to Age-Based Ratings in New U.S. National Study

Posted June 14, 2011:

• What Gamers Want: Researchers Develop Tool to Predict Player Behavior
• Poorer Families Have More Sedentary Children, Spanish Study Suggests

Posted June 13, 2011:

• Sleep Type Predicts Day and Night Batting Averages of Major League Baseball Players

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