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Playing videogames cures lazy eye in kids
According to a recent study, kids with lazy eye who played one hour of videogames a day, using only their weaker eye, were very likely to improve their vision. According to one of the participants, “Playing the shooting games while using just my weaker eye was hard at first, but after a few months
Is perfection even possible with sports games?
Colin McGowan over at the Guardian raises the question of whether videogames can ever get sports right. His primary target is on sound glitches with the commentary, but his criticism runs deeper. So when Alan Smith praises a striker’s poise after the ball has flown over crossbar, he shouts ‘You’re p
An ambulatory roller coaster makes waiting in line fun
The walkable, large outdoor sculpture Tiger & Turtle Magic Mountain is currently in construction on the Heinrich Hildebrand Höhe in Duisburg Wanheim (D). It overtops the plateau with the artificially heaped-up mountain by 21m | 23yd so the visitor can rise by more than 45m | 49yd above the level o
These augmented contact lenses could give you a real-life HUD
Researchers are readying augmented contact lenses that project images before your eyes—Adam Jensen style. While potentially not as cool looking as the Deus Ex hero’s Oakley-esque implants, at least people won’t wonder why you are wearing sunglasses indoors. The technology could allow wearers to rea
Ever wanted to know the rules to Flonkerton from The Office?
Somebody once said that comedy is about making the important seem small, and about making the small seem important. Games show up a lot in comedies because it’s easy to make the characters get worked up about something that’s not really that important. Despite the fact that these games are supposed
Company offers personalized games at a price
We all have our ideal game. Now there’s a company who can make that a reality. Participating in the creation of one’s video games is a natural step for the genre,” Mr. Bounane said. “It has reached a level of maturity and refinement light years away from the very first platform games. Abdel Bounane
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