Senua, the central character in the award-winning video game Hellblade, is troubled by voices in her head. A unique collaboration between games developers, a Cambridge psychiatrist and people who live with hearing voices ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Information technology can be a powerful tool for preserving the cognitive functions of people over 60 years of age. This proposition was the basis of Fabio Ota's initiative to test the benefits of teaching game programming ...
Aug 24, 2017
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A smartphone app that could help smokers stick to New Year's resolutions to quit by playing games to combat cravings has been developed by academics at Kingston University London and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Jan 4, 2017
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My son began virtual learning when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down our local school system. He is 14 and enjoys school online, so we have continued this. Unfortunately, my son's only extracurricular activities ...
Dec 29, 2021
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The popularity of interactive video games has sparked concern among parents, educators, and policymakers about how the games affect children and adolescents. Most research on the effect of gaming on youth has focused on problematic ...
Apr 23, 2019
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Peter Blake, a Boston University associate professor of psychological and brain sciences and director of BU's Social Development and Learning Lab, set out to better understand how and when positive direct reciprocity—paying ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Elisabeth Whyte isn't a typical gamer: She has her very own World of Warcraft podcast, a fan following and a blog frequented by 15,000 visitors each month. Though her online persona specializes in dragon slaying, in real ...
Sep 26, 2014
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Preschoolers' extensive use of electronic media, including game consoles, mobile phones, and tablets, is linked to a heightened risk of emotional and behavioral problems by the age of 5, finds research published in the online ...
Mar 17, 2021
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It may be game over for critics who claim that video games are nothing more than a fun diversion. A team of researchers suggests that many games can be meaningful entertainment experiences for players.
Apr 15, 2015
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In emergency situations do people think solely of themselves? In a study published in Scientific Reports, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have shown that readiness to help depends heavily on ...
Sep 29, 2016
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