How do you feel about video games? There are plenty of benefits to playing them, and engaging with their communities, but one of the main pros is just how happy video games can make us players. There’s so much to engage with, even from just simply buying a pre-owned copy of a game from 10 years ago, and you can have hours of fun with just a single play through. But the reasons don’t stop there. There are so many ways a video game can make someone happy, so let’s go through the most common below.
Read MoreChallenging, and ambitious, video games have come a long way since the simple arcade titles of the 1970s-and evidence is mounting that the benefits of play go well beyond entertainment and improved hand-eye coordination.
Read MoreIn most schools, the ideas and practices of data science can be hard to find. Students may collect data and explore data representations in science classes, or they might encounter basic statistics in a math class.
Read MoreVideo games are often advocated as educational tools that can increase students' knowledge through entertainment. Published studies about the effectiveness of video games in education and training are limited in both the number and diversity of participants, lacking the robust evidence that needs a very large, varied, worldwide sample.
Read MoreNo more than six minutes into the game we were accusing one another of blatant cheating and resorting to pot shots about memory loss. As I paced back and forth in the bedroom, my pride wounded and my dear wife cackling triumphantly in the living room, I asked myself: how can one simple game like this provoke such a reaction? Sure, I don't like losing, and plenty of board games are rage-inducing, but this hit different.
Read MoreAlthough most teenagers’ parents assume that videogames are just bad distractions from the important things in life, there is evidence out there that suggests otherwise. Of course, gaming for long hours every day isn’t good for your mind or body, but in moderation, gaming has been said to have some amazing benefits for learning and cognitive ability. In this blog you will learn three main ways that video game skills can help you in real life, transferring your hangout hobby into an actual life skill which can be used practically too.
Read MoreAfter turning Shadow into one of the most valuable French startup, Freund stepped back and took some time to think about his second act. He spent some time with his two children aged 5 and 8 years old. From his experience, most education apps are focused on one knowledge area in particular and are somewhat basic.
Read MoreKeeping in line with existing curricula, I will highlight how five subjects can benefit from video games in the classroom: English, math, science, history and physical education. A recent survey from the United Kingdom's National Literacy Trust has shown that more than 35 per cent of children who play video games believe they are better readers; the study also found that more than half of the participants read and write materials related to gaming at least once per month.
Read MoreAmid the Play NYC game convention, Drew Crecente shares the work his organization is doing to prevent abusive behavior through prosocial games.
Read MoreIf that's just not doing it for you anymore, why not kick it up a notch and become the architect of someone else's escape by creating your very own video game? It sounds complicated, but this $40 training will walk you through how to get started.
Read MoreAmong the most common misconceptions surrounding machine learning technology is the idea that video games dating back to the 1970s and 1980s had built-in "Artificial intelligence" capable of interacting with a human user.
Read MoreThe best video games have small successes that people go through. In some cases, this involves a series of levels . But in some cases, users move through the levels by creating something on their own. My son loves Minecraft and yet the success has been incremental, as he slowly learns the craft of Minecraft. What I've realized is that tasks are more engaging when success is incremental. There's some fascinating research that people will work harder when they are closer to reaching a goal .
Read MoreChristian Selchau-Hansen, CEO of enterprise software company Formation and former manager of product at social game development company Zynga, said that one of the major uses of AI in video games is the implementation of generative adversarial network technology, image recognition and replication in character design.
Read MoreScottsdale, Arizona-based Magellan Health announced today that it will be launching a pilot of Boston Children's Hospital spin-out Neuromotion Labs' Mightier, a biofeedback video game platform designed to help children regulate their emotions.
Read MoreEndeavor RX uses a video game interface to activate the prefrontal cortex of the brain.
Read MoreJoye served as a consultant for "Beyond Blue," the newest video game from E-Line Media, and also worked with the researchers behind the British Broadcasting Corporation's "Blue Planet II.".
Read MoreFourth-year design media arts student Emily Teng said she recognized the overall lack of mental health representation in media and responded by creating "Little By Little By Little" - a narrative video game focused on psychological well-being for her senior capstone project.
Read MoreAfter years of waiting, Akili Interactive has finally received FDA De Novo marketing authorization for EndeavorRx, its video-game digital therapeutic for children aged 8 to 12 years with ADHD. This is the first game-based therapeutic that the FDA has greenlit for any condition, the regulatory agency noted in its announcement.
Read MoreMost of the video games whether it is featuring strategy games, shooting games, or racing-car games and each different component is utilized by AI-powered or related applications.
Read MoreIt has already been more than 60 years since the first video game was invented, and thanks to tremendous improvements in hardware capacity and innovations in game design, today's players have countless excellent options across countless game categories.
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