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·August 1, 2019·5 min read

Digital games may beat mindfulness apps at relieving stress

Playing digital games on a cell phone may help reduce stress following a tough day at work. Researchers found those who played shape-fitting games felt less stressed than those who chose to use mindfulness apps.

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·July 15, 2019·2 min read

Can videogames promote emotional intelligence in teenagers?

Study finds video games can be helpful to promote emotional intelligence in adolescents.

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·July 8, 2019·3 min read

Want to boost creativity? Try playing Minecraft

Minecraft and other virtual building games can help improve creativity, a new study reports.

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·July 1, 2019·7 min read

How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your minds

BrainNet, a new system that uses a brain-to-brain interface, allows three people to play a video game using 'telepathic' communication.

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·June 24, 2019·4 min read

Fake news ‘vaccine’ works: ‘Pre-bunking’ game reduces susceptibility to disinformation

A new online game where users take on the role of fake news producers improves people's ability to discern real information from disinformation, irrespective of education, age, cognitive style or political views.

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·June 17, 2019·3 min read

Do video games drive obesity?

Study contradicts the popular assumption that video gaming is associated with an increased risk of obesity in children and teenagers. However, researchers did find a small correlation between obesity and adult gamers.

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·June 12, 2019·3 min read

Could playing computer games improve your peripheral vision?

Peripheral awareness is improved significantly by playing video games designed around peripheral vision.

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·May 31, 2019·4 min read

When does gaming become a problem? New online test predicts risk of gaming disorder

The WHO recently recognized video game addiction as a mental health problem. A new online test can help detect those most at risk of developing gaming disorder. New research suggests personality traits and socioeconomic factors may contribute to gaming disorder.

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·May 7, 2019·5 min read

Train your brain to eat less sugar

A new brain training game in which players navigate a grocery store, earning rewards for selecting healthy food options, may help to reduce the desire to give into sugar cravings. Participants who had higher initial preferences for sugary foods lost as much as 3.1% body weight following daily gameplay.

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·May 1, 2019·3 min read

Lure of the ‘loot box’ looks a lot like gambling

Loot boxes, a common reward in modern video games, may drive gambling like behaviors in adult gamers, researchers report.

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·April 24, 2019·6 min read

The mobile game that can detect Alzheimer’s risk

Sea Hero Quest, a navigation themed cell phone game, is helping researchers to identify those at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Those with a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's perform worse on the spatial navigation tasks in the game, taking more time and less efficient routes to checkpoint goals.

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·April 23, 2019·4 min read

Playing video games generally not harmful to boys’ social development

Contrary to popular belief, playing video games does not have an overall negative impact on the social development of boys. However, girls who spend more time playing video games at age 10 have weaker social skills than girls who spend less time gaming.