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Studies show playing games makes kids more creative.
A recent study by Linda Jackson says that gaming is actually positively linked to creativity. A study of nearly 500 12-year-olds found that the more kids played video games, the more creative they were in tasks such as drawing pictures and writing stories. So go buy your kid sister Scribblenauts, ok
Zynga is on the hunt for the next Words with Friends. Could it be Bingo?
Zynga is taking advantage of their platform to do more than promote themselves. They have announced a new Bingo game going in to beta soon that will draw players from throughout Facebook, allowing everyone to play together in massive games. The company has made a lot of money through leveraging the
PAUSE: Matt Parker’s Lumarca is the best Kinect hack we’ve seen yet [and pays homage to Loom!]
I stopped by Eyebeam last night for the closing party for Lumarca, the new digital work and “volumetric display) by outgoing Eyebeam fellow Matt Parker. (We’ve got more from him in the news department so stayed tuned!) Working more than six years with partner with Albert Hwang, Lumarca is an interac
Can Starcraft 2 make you a better multi-tasker?
When did the image of the chessplayer become synonymous with Machiavellian scheming and cunning? We don’t bestow the same reverence to talented Risk players, or to Bridge champions, even those are (arguably) more intricate games. Scientists have even shown that the only thing that being good at ches
How a Thai kitchen installation at MoMA can teach us about games and their audiences.
The ongoing exhibition, “Contemporary Galleries: 1980-Now,” at the Museum of Modern Art features several artworks that relate to videogames because they invite participation. Rirkrit Tiravanija‘s Untitled 1992/1995 (free/still), in particular allows visitors to eat Thai food in a fabricated kitchen
How did L.A. Confidential influence Metal Gear Solid 2?
The common refrain is that Hideo Kojima needs an editor. The famed designer, creator of the action-adventure stealth series Metal Gear, is renowned for his keen instincts as a game developer, and his tone-deaf approach to story. His games play like Michael Bay directing a Charlie Kaufman script: one
Cheat Sheet 2/2/12: Potential Halo 4, Half-Life 2 played for more than fun and Capcom in a bad place
It’s Thursday! You know what that means?! That it’s time for today’s cheat sheet! – A Finnish site is claiming that Halo 4 will be revealed later this month at Microsoft’s Spring Showcase. – Fans are planning on using everyone’s favorite game, Half-Life 2, in an effort to get some answers out of Val
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