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Gamification, education and our children
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December 3, 2022 5:06 PM
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Justin is a quadriplegic and can't participate in traditional sport or physical activity, but gaming is a valuable outlet for him, and many other people with a disability.
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December 2, 2022 6:25 PM
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Licensed video game movies get a bad rap – but free film-makers from the franchises and you get some great films about games. Here are some of the best
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December 2, 2022 1:38 AM
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Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.
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December 2, 2022 1:37 AM
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A full third of the world's population -- 2.6 billion people -- play video games, plugging into massive networks of interaction that have opened up opportunities well beyond entertainment. In a talk about the future of the medium, entrepreneur Herman Narula makes the case for a new understanding of gaming -- one that includes the power to create new worlds, connect people and shape the economy.
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November 26, 2022 2:20 AM
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It started as a trick played on a young IT engineer, and has inspired art installations and even social experiments. Its creators – and those they influenced – hail the bleeping genius of a coin-op classic
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November 26, 2022 12:38 AM
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44% of adolescents who game heavily report a better sense of wellbeing than those who game less or don't play video games at all.
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November 23, 2022 4:25 PM
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The legendary designer behind Super Mario, Zelda and many other Nintendo classics understood how technological innovation and sharp ideas could work together. At 70, he’s lost none of his sense of fun
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November 22, 2022 7:38 PM
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The UK competition watchdog launches a market investigation into cloud gaming and mobile browsers.
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November 21, 2022 4:54 PM
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For the first time in the 13-year history of video game Just Dance, Florent Devlesaver will see himself dancing on screen.
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November 17, 2022 4:58 PM
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Microsoft’s new Games for Work app allows workers to play four games together during meetings on its communications service Teams.
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November 15, 2022 5:15 PM
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Reflexes start to decline in your 20s, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be competitive at first-person shooters any more. Keith Stuart shares some hard-won knowledge
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November 9, 2022 5:26 PM
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Becoming a parent has made my Elder Scrolls marathons and hours-long Zelda sessions mostly a thing of the past. Now taking on a video game after hours is a rare lifeline to my former self
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November 3, 2022 9:10 PM
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Several maps in “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II” use real world locales as inspiration. One such source of inspiration is considering legal action.
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November 3, 2022 9:09 PM
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The virtual reality killer app won’t be epic. Normal video games already do that better. So why not let VR be funny and weird?
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October 31, 2022 6:44 PM
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The Google Doodle is inspired by games like Nintendo’s “Splatoon,” online battle arena game “League of Legends,” and indie adventure game “Journey.”
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October 25, 2022 2:37 AM
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New overseas research has found those who played at least 21 hours of video games a week exhibited better cognitive performance.
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October 24, 2022 6:50 PM
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Additional research necessary to parse potential benefits and harms of video games on the developing brain
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from EdTech: The New Normal
October 21, 2022 10:11 PM
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If you stumble on one you just can't beat, there is no other choice but to watch others do it online.
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October 20, 2022 5:56 PM
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Findings from a Victorian coroner’s report remind us we still don’t fully understand how problematic gaming ties into other factors in a person’s life.
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October 19, 2022 5:59 PM
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Victorian coroner says 13-year-old’s parents and school were not aware of risks posed by extensive gaming or how it related to behaviour
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October 18, 2022 5:19 PM
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It tanked the game giant’s share price and was a gargantuan flop – but it’s the most endearingly weird console I’ve owned
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October 15, 2022 6:01 PM
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What is driving the boom in online farming games and what does it mean for agriculture?
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October 7, 2022 9:29 PM
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What will it take to make video games go green? "Is it by making hardware last longer? Is it by changing something about the way the game works?"
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October 5, 2022 7:55 PM
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One of the best games ever made lands on Nintendo's handheld.
