Feds Turn To Video Games To Solve Problems

Feds Turn To Video Games To Solve Problems
InformationWeek
By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek No longer just for kids or enthusiasts, video games are being eyed by the White House as tools for solving some of the nation's social, economic, environmental, health, and other challenges. ...
Gamer's Grasp: What's Old is New Again
Baruch College The Ticker
It's interesting to see the types of innovations that came with time, though initially difficult to reconfigure one's mind to think like the gamer they were 10-years ago. Regardless, it appears that these remakes are not only becoming popular with ...
Voice Acting in Video Games
Zelda Dungeon
The folks at IGN have decided to take a look at the various pros and cons of including voice acting in video games. Of course one cannot bring up the subject of voice acting in games without thinking of Legend of Zelda. The Legend of Zelda is one of ...
Video Games Can Effect Brain Function, Study Shows
KBOI
JupiterImages/Brand X Pictures(INDIANAPOLIS) -- New research out of the University of Indiana School of Medicine in Indianapolis backs up earlier studies on the effects of violent video games on the behavior of those who play them. ...
Pub Installs Pee-controlled Video Games in Bathrooms
Tom's Hardware Guide
Located in the loos, the video games are controlled by the customer's stream of urine and test the player's accuracy. Tapping into customers' competitive side, there's also a Twitter leaderboard. The pub is also using the games to boost business as the ...
New Service Offers Bespoke Video Games for Up to $67000
GamePro.com
The service is the brainchild of Abdel Bounane, editor in chief of French quarterly video game lifestyle magazine Amusement, which explores the cultural, political and artistic side of video games rather than "overspecialized" information which it ...
VIDEO GAMES: Lego Batman 2 To Have A Shared DC Universe
Comic Book Movie
A promotional photo has leaked on line for the upcoming sequel to the Lego Batman video game that will be titles Lego Batman 2: Superheros, that tells us that the new games will have a shared universe with other DC superheros. ...
Top Kids Video Games include Super Mario, Spyro Skylanders, and Sesame Street
Newstar Media
By Janet Grdinich While a number of video games suitable for children of all ages may be on the wish list of some kids you know, three of the top video games have some very familiar characters. The top three games are: Super Mario 3D Land for the ...
Violent video games make you aggressive
Hindustan Times
Playing violent video games for even a week can alter the brain and make players more aggressive, researchers say. This is because key areas in the brain suffer reduced activity and are left physically altered, a new study has shown. ...
Holiday gift guide: Video games
USA Today
By Brett Molina and Mike Snider, USA TODAY Thanks to a stellar year stuffed with top-notch releases, there's a video game for everyone on your holiday gift list. USA TODAY'S Game Hunters, Brett Molina and Mike Snider, hunt up some gift-giving guidance, ...
Video games are evil!
Irish Times (blog)
Chief instigator of the campaign against phone hacking, Mr Watson, a casual gamer, took the relatively unusual step of tabling a motion that sought to lesson its stridency. He said: “I just amended it to make the point that the game has an 18 ...
Maroon and Gamer: Is EA Cruel?
The State Press
By Spencer Fawcett November 28, 2011 at 12:01 am Print This Post This might just be me being nostalgic and reminiscing about the good ol' days of the simple act of purchasing a video game, but I miss the simplicity of it all. ...
Government commits to reforming computer science teaching
Computerandvideogames.com
The review detailed 20 recommendations for Government, educators and industry to transform the UK into the world's leading talent hub for video games and visual effects. Among those was the recommendation to bring computer science into the National ...
Antec High Current Gamer 900W PSU
HEXUS
The 'High Current Gamer' non-modular range encompasses supplies from 400W through to 900W. We've got the 900W version in for review, which currently retails just this side of £100, The basic topology is one of a quad-rail (12V) design that's suited to...
Irish President Higgins slammed over video games damage kids remarks
Irish Central
The new President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, has been slammed for saying video gamesdamage kids' imaginations. He gave the warning when attending an event at The Ark in Dublin's Temple Bar. The newly sworn-in president stated: “We must encourage ...
Axiom sorter for video games retailer
Logistics Manager
European video games retailer, Game Group has enlisted UK manufacturer Axiom to design and install a 216 destination pop-up roller sorter at its Basingstoke distribution centre. The facility already had an automated sortation system, but Game required ...
UK Video Games Charts: Saints Row 3 Beats Out Skyrim
Spong
Finally and yes, predictably, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (-41%) keeps its grip on top spot for a 3rd consecutive week after launch, a feat predecessor Black Ops couldn't manage last year (denied by Gran Turismo 5). UK Video Games Charts : Saints ...
WRONG: Daily Mail proves once and for all: 'Violent games DO make people more ...
Computerandvideogames.com
'Violent video games DO make people more aggressive,' reads the Mail's imposing headline this morning, alongside the obligatory photograph of a small child playing Grand Theft Auto III: San Andreas. The report cites a Sunday Times article pointing to ...
Ubisoft Gauging Gamer Interest In Call Of Juarez Sequel
Cinema Blend
If you want to make a game better what's the best way to do that? Probably to remove all the sucky elements from the previous game. Ubisoft, however, has a better tactic: they're asking gamers what they did and didn't like about Call of Juarez: The ...
Next Ghost Recon Won't Be Coming To PC Due To Piracy
GamerFront
In an interview with PC Gamer Ubisoft's Sebastien Arnoult said, “We are giving away most of the content for free because there's no barrier to entry. To the users that are traditionally playing the game by getting it through Pirate Bay, we said, 'Okay, ...
George Miller Talks Video Games, Reveals Details On Brendan McNamara's New Game
Kotaku Australia
As you may already be aware, George Miller — director of Mad Max and, more recently, the Happy Feet series — has a keen interest in video games, setting up Kennedy Miller Mitchell, a games studio based in Sydney. Now, in an interview with the ...
30 in 30: PopCap Games
Computerandvideogames.com
He never actually wanted to create video games, he wanted to be a novelist. He's one of the biggest creative forces in the company, and designed games including PopCap's very first title Bejeweled, along with Alchemy, Zuma and Bookworm. ...
Aussie Telegraph claims 'Video Games Sending Kids Crazy'
MCV
The print edition ran the headline 'Video Games Sending Kids Crazy', while online the tag was 'Games Wage War on Young Minds.' Meanwhile, the full article carried the significantly more descriptive headline 'Distressed families flood psychiatrists over ...
Assassin's Creed 3: Possible locations named in survey
Computerandvideogames.com
The online quiz, spotted by Empire State Gamer, asks participents which locations and time periods they'd like to see in the "next Assassin's Creed games". Those of you with decent memories will remember that Assassin's Creed: Revelations details ...
Iran video games going to Dubai expo
Press TV
The most well-known Iranian video games are Mir-Mahna, Hidden Treasure, Mountaineer, Black Gold, The story of the Island, The Heart of Simorgh and Dream Farm. Some of the games have been inspired by ancient Persian tales and characters,...
Video Games Are Too Valuable for Black Friday, Cyber Monday Deals
Benzinga
By Louis Bedigian The “cost per hour” is so low, video games don't need to be discounted at 50%, says Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. During an interview with CNBC this morning, Kotick was asked about Activision's (NASDAQ: ATVI) plans for the iPad. ...
Violent Video Games May Alter Brain Function: Study
Newsday (subscription)
Click here Violent Video Games May Alter Brain Function: Study Published: November 28, 2011 12:25 PM By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter When young men who don't normally play a lot of video games are exposed to violent video games, changes occur in ...
Urine Controlled Urinal Video Games
By EDW Lynch
UK-based Captive Games is beta testing urinal video games that feature a novel hands-free interface (video). Including such titles as On the Piste and Clever Dick, the games will be released at select UK bars in 2012. via Telegraph & Nothing ...
Laughing Squid
Malaysian Gamer: Battlefield 3 Review - DICE's Epic First Person ...
By noreply@blogger.com (Leo)
From the plains of a Middle Eastern oil refinery, to the streets of Paris, down to the Subway tunnels and then off to the skies of Caspian Border... Welcome back to the Battlefield soldier... Introducing the third instalment to the Battlefield saga (not ...
Malaysian Gamer
London Bar Offers Urinal Video Games, Super Bladder Bros. Not ...
By Conner Flynn
How do you get more customers into your bar? Create some new fancy drinks? Maybe have a game night? Well, The Exhibit Bar in London went the video game route, by installing some new gaming urinals in the men's bathroom.
Technabob
Networked Politics » Blog Archive » Wholesale Video Games ...
By ClanceySemien298
You wish to have to be prepared for the saturation of wholesale video games distributor phenomena that is going to take place and get started appearing at the Internet within the following weeks while the Ps three hits the stores in the first ...
Networked Politics
10 of the Greatest Comic Book Video Games
By Greg Voakes
Comic books are a beautiful thing. They're colourful and amusing and are a gateway into a life of reading, which everyone knows is good for the brain but is.
Gamma Squad
Urinal Video Games Are the Most Obvious Idea Ever Barstool Sports ...
By maurice
Telegraph – Visitors at the The Exhibit Bar in Balham can play one of three games every time they use a urinal. The video game has been trialled in a bar in Cambridge since mid-July and it has proved to be both popular and profitable. One of ...
Barstool Sports: Philly
Violent video games changed brain function in young men ...
By admin
Playing violent video games for one week changed the brains of young men, according to a new study likely to raise once again the question of how playing such games might affect behavior. A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analysis of ... the changes the brain is making actually are. A lot of the changes we know have have to do with hand eye dexterity changes which you probably won’t see in a seasoned gamer who already has good hand eye dexterity. admin says : ...
TechJournal South
10 Best Open World Video Games | EgoTV
By Jonny Svarzbein
No one likes to be told where to go, what to do, or how to do it. Especially in video games, we want to feel like we're in control. That's why gamers have.
EgoTV
The Person You Want to Finally Start Playing Video Games with You
By Evan Narcisse
The Person You Want to Finally Start Playing Video Games with You Streets Ahead Leather Cuff Bracelet. Sometimes, it's a shared single-player experience that turns out to be the best one for making a non-gamer want to pick up a controller. ...
Kotaku
Violent Video Games Alter Brain Function in Young Men :: ITbriefing ...
The controversy over whether or not violent video games are potentially harmful to users has raged for many years, making it as far as the Supreme Court in 2010. But there has been little scientific evidence demonstrating that the games have ...
ITbriefing.net
The Missing Link: Voice Acting in Video Games - Xbox360 Feature ...
Should Link stay silent? Does Commander Shepard's voice acting draw players in or push them away? The pros and cons of fully voiced characters.
xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1213384p1.html
Future Assassin's Creed Storylines and Locations Revealed ...
Now this is interesting. I received a tip from a reader who claims to have partaken in a market research survey about the Assassin's Creed franchise, and upon ...
www.empirestategamer.com/future-assassins-creed-storylines-a...
Like Video Games? Then Check Out These 5 Gaming-Inspired Albums
Video games often capture us with their soundtracks, and every now and then an ... Being a gamerand a fan of music is brought together upon listening and a ...
www.makeuseof.com/.../video-games-check-5-gaminginspired...

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