Over two weeks, the instructors ran participants through a crash course in the history and mechanics of board game design, and then set them up with materials, fabrication tools, online resources, and the goal of delivering a playable game at the workshop's final Friday showcase.
Read MoreMany of us are at least vaguely aware of prior studies finding that playing violent video games is linked to increases in overt aggressive behavior over time. Six scholars from the University of Vermont examine the link between video games and cognitive performance in children-specifically involving working memory and motor responses.
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