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December 7, 2011 4:31 AM
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Board Games Originated as Elite Pastime : Discovery News

Board Games Originated as Elite Pastime : Discovery News | Science News | Scoop.it
Board games began as an exclusive pastime for the elite, with the Roman Empire spreading their popularity throughout Europe.
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December 4, 2011 5:22 PM
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Researchers Introduce Controller, Tablet and Chair that will Heat up or Cool Down Depending on Game

Video games are all about presenting the most realistic experience for gamers these days and with graphic cards technology getting better every year it seems there's no other way for games to get more realistic.
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November 22, 2011 6:29 PM
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Gabe Zichermann: How games make kids smarter | Video on TED.com

Gabe Zichermann: How games make kids smarter | Video on TED.com | Science News | Scoop.it
TED Talks Can playing video games make you more productive? Gabe Zichermann shows how games are making kids better problem-solvers, and will make us better at everything from driving to multi-tasking.
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November 13, 2011 6:23 PM
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The Top 10 Weird Children Of Video Games and Neuroscience

The Top 10 Weird Children Of Video Games and Neuroscience | Science News | Scoop.it
Plenty of studies are being done which examine the effect gaming has on the brain, and independent developer and former neuroscience researcher Erin Robinson takes a look at ten particularly interesting studies to see what they can teach us.
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November 11, 2011 2:51 AM
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Angry Birds TMI FTW: Better Gameplay Through Physics | Discoblog | Discover Magazine

Angry Birds TMI FTW: Better Gameplay Through Physics | Discoblog | Discover Magazine | Science News | Scoop.it
Physics & Math. ’Nuff Said. | Why just do this, when you can do......this, too?Cranky flightless birds and their green porcine enemies are on every screen these days.
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December 5, 2011 11:16 AM
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New videogames give civil uprising tips

New videogames give civil uprising tips | Science News | Scoop.it
The Arab Spring uprisings and Occupy-style US protests have inspired a new genre of serious videogames designed to help activists develop strategy -- all in the safety of cyberspace.
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December 2, 2011 1:56 PM
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Hartmann: Are violent video games changing your child's brain?

In this week's Geeky Science - new research shows that video games DO hurt your child's brain - but it might not be too late!
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November 18, 2011 7:04 AM
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Gamers, their networks and collective intelligence

Gamers, their networks and collective intelligence | Science News | Scoop.it

The next generation is growing up in a collaborative world and are instinctual in their use of collective intelligence and networks. We have become ‘informational hunters and gatherers” (Jenkins, 2006, location 2480) and while elder generations may still be isolated in old media, the younger generations, and especially gamers, are learning to work together in a way we have never done before. Games bring people together and allow for collaboration in problem solving, a skill that many of us could benefit in practicing.

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November 13, 2011 5:55 AM
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Teens Who Play Video Games Eat More

Teens Who Play Video Games Eat More | Science News | Scoop.it
Teens Who Play Video Games Eat More: By Jill Harness in Entertainment, Gaming, Science & Tech on Nov 11, 2011 at...
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September 19, 2011 2:37 AM
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Computer gamers solve problem in AIDS research that puzzled scientists for years | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine

Computer gamers solve problem in AIDS research that puzzled scientists for years | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine | Science News | Scoop.it
Molecular biology | When scientists struggle with a problem for over a decade, few of them think, “I know!
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