30% of students failed their first League of Legends exam
Xilingol Vocational School's first mid-term eSports exam sparked some debate online after 30% of students failed the exam.
No, playing video games won’t give you Alzheimer’s
Call of Duty increases risk of Alzheimer's disease! say headlines. No, no it doesn't.
Playing co-op could make you a better person
According to science, people who play co-oparative games are more likely to engage in pro-social behaviour.
Violent games could hinder moral development in teens
A study from Canada's Brock university suggests violent videogames could hinder moral development in teens.
Violent games increase pain tolerance?
Violent Games desensitise you to real life violence - but they may also numb physical pain.
Does in-game advertising work?
In-game advertising caused much debate when the idea was posed to the industry some time ago. I remember forum posts and articles written by indignant gamers flooding the internet. Since then, the furore seems to have subsided. Have you ever wondered whether or not product placement for in-gaming advertising has ever worked? I know I absolutely have not given the …
Study : TV and Games Lead To Attention Problems in School Children
Iowa State University put on their Captain Obvious underpants and then went and spent money on a study that shockingly revealed that watching too much television and playing too many video games were associated with attention problems in younger children. The study tracked the media exposure and usage habits of 1300 "middle childhood" kiddies, corroborated them with "teacher-reported attention problems," …
Getting your head in the game – Project Immersion
A guy who goes by the name of Robbie Cooper has been working on a rather interesting project that goes by the name of "Project Immersion". What he has done is project games onto a large camera lens so that he can film children playing video games whilst having them stare directly at the camera. Testing the children with different titles such as Call of Duty, Halo 3, Tekken, GTA IV and Star Wars: Battlefront, he has created a means to really study the different types of reactions and facial expressions that are generated whilst playing the games. The video is quite intriguing to say the least due to the fact that you have the children staring straight at you and the pull and immersion of the games is incredibly evident, although some of the faces will just make you laugh. If you are interested or want to know more about the project, follow the link below as it goes into quite a lot of depth about the entire project.
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