From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists report that they can predict who will improve most on an unfamiliar video game by looking at their brain waves. They describe their…
From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. press release via EurekAlert!: Making moral judgments is increasingly a central element of the plots of popular video games. Do players of online video games perceive the content and…
From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. press release via EurekAlert!: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 88 children in the U.S. has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a broad group…
From the Ohio State University press release: New research suggests that violent video games may not make players more aggressive – if they play cooperatively with other people. In two studies, researchers found that college…
From the Michigan State University press release: Active video games, also known as “exergames,” are not the perfect solution to the nation’s sedentary ways, but they can play a role in getting some people to…
From the Deakin University press release via MedicalXpress: Deakin University health researchers have found pre-schoolers who play interactive video games, such as Wii, have better motor skills. The researchers, in collaboration with a colleague from…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via Physorg: Over 60 per cent of Swedish young people today have a smartphone, and in addition to telephoning and messaging, they use them to communicate via social…
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: No matter how much time you’ve spent training your brain to multitask by playing “Call of Duty,” you’re probably no better at talking on the phone while…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via Newswise: Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of…
From the University of Toronto press release: A team led by psychology professor Ian Spence at the University of Toronto reveals that playing an action videogame, even for a relatively short time, causes differences in…