Beyond Entertainment: Serious Play at MIT’s Game Lab
This unique lab uses games as a way for students to play, explore, and learn to think critically about the role of games in society….
This unique lab uses games as a way for students to play, explore, and learn to think critically about the role of games in society….
The privacy policies of online games often feature design elements that might mislead, deceive, or pressure users. Gaming is a $193 billion industry – nearly…
Video games can be easily manipulated, and entities ranging from IS and Hezbollah for recruitment purposes to Russia, which reportedly utilizes them to disseminate propaganda…
Researchers from The University of Queensland applied an algorithm from a video game to study the dynamics of molecules in living brain cells. Dr. Tristan Wallis…
A recent study suggests that the regulations limiting gaming hours for young individuals in China might not be as impactful as initially anticipated. To gauge…
Researchers conducted a comprehensive analysis of communications and the provision of social support within an online gaming platform. Engaging in video games is a daily…
Engaging in activities such as watching videos, playing video games, texting, and video chatting has been linked to an increased risk of suicidal behaviors. A…
In an effort to understand the relationship between online gaming behavior and career interests, researchers from Surrey collaborated with Game Academy Ltd. to study the…
A new study links screen time to OCD. A recent national study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) published in…
Despite concerns from many parents and caregivers that teenagers are spending too much time on their smartphones, video games, and social media, Keith Hampton, a…
A new study suggests that video games are not always a safe alternative to sports. A recent study published in Heart Rhythm, the official journal…
Video Gaming May Be Associated With Better Cognitive Performance in Children Additional research is necessary to parse the potential benefits and harms of video games…
Research findings suggest that video games could be a useful tool for training in perceptual decision-making. Superior sensorimotor decision-making skills and enhanced activity in key…
A new study finds that playing video games boosted children’s intelligence by 2.5 IQ points In today’s world, video games are only becoming more popular….
An Italian-Swiss team demonstrates children reading skills can be improved through a novel child-friendly action video game. Decoding letters into sound is a key point…
The MIT spinout has been releasing iconic video games for more than 25 years. Every holiday season, a popular new video game causes a disproportionate…
As the latest ‘Call of Duty’ video game is released today, research shows that violent video games do not lead to increased violence. Mass media…
University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists have devised a new weapon against video game players who cheat. The researchers developed their approach for detecting…