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Studies show that brains of videogame and web addicts function similarly to those of drug addicts.
A Chinese study reveals that individuals addicted to the web have similar brain scans to drug abusers and other addicts. Moreover, these scans correlate with British scientists’ findings on those addicted to videogames. Special MRI scans revealed that white matter in the brains of web addicts, speci
This app will do your laundry. Could it also gamify housekeeping?
So the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is this week, and a lot of new and impressive types of interactive technology have been wowing techies the world over. While many developers did their best to impress with all sorts TVs and gaming gadgets, a humbler app inadvertently stole the show: Though Sam
Before starring in Heavy Rain’s predecessor, David Bowie had fans too.
This response to his first fan-mail written by an American, dated 1967, proves it. I’ve been waiting for some reaction to the album from American listeners. There were reviews in Billboard and Cash Box, but they were by professional critics and they rarely reflect the opinions of the public. The cri
Labor conditions in console manufacturing give gamers pause.
We love videogames and the fun they bring to us, but reports surrounding the conditions in which our favorite consoles are manufactured are no laughing matter. Kotaku have reported issues of labor mistreatment in Chinese factories, which are now responsible for manufacturing consoles from Sony, Mic
Why do our brains resist the charms of 3D modeling?
What is it, exactly, that stops us from being completely seduced by the increasingly impressive modeling of virtual faces in videogames? A new study from MIT says that wariness toward facial recognition might be caused by competing impulses on different sides of the brain: The neuroscientists found
Results are in for the largest Ludum Dare game contest ever.
Ludum Dare, the irregular contest that dares hobbyist game developers to make the best game possible in one weekend, has posted its results. This time, the theme was “Alone,” spurring more entries than ever. While Minicraft, Notch’s spoof of his own game Minecraft, didn’t make it, a lot of other gam
New Facebook app lets you choose your last words.
Last year’s Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP allowed players to send realtime tweets about their character. A new and suspiciously fatalistic Facebook app titled “If I Die” suggests Facebook app developers are thinking alike: If I Die lets “you” post a final message to your wall and loved one wh
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