News tagged with active games
Facebook may be economic, jobs driver
Out of thin air, Facebook is evolving into a global driver of jobs and economic growth.
May 17, 2012 |
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I win, you lose: Brain imaging reveals how we learn from our competitors
Learning from competitors is a critically important form of learning for animals and humans. A new study has used brain imaging to reveal how people and animals learn from failure and success.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Video games may help combat depression in older adults
Research at the Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests a novel route to improving the symptoms of subsyndromal depression (SSD) in seniors ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Nintendo Plans Summer 09 Launch of Wii MotionPlus, Wii Sports Resort (w/Video)
Nintendo will launch the Wii MotionPlus accessory on June 8 in the United States and set the stage for the July 26 introduction of Nintendo's summer sizzler, Wii Sports Resort game The Wii MotionPlus will ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Every move you make: Free smart phone app helps you burn calories
What can't the iPhone do? Now, thanks to a University of Houston professor, it can even count how many calories you've burned in a given day.
May 18, 2009 |
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Glasses-free 3D notebook able to display 3D, 2D content on one screen
Toshiba Corporation today unveiled "dynabook Qosmio T851/D8CR", the world's first glasses-free 3D notebook PC able to display 3D and 2D content at the same time on one screen. The new PC will be available ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Use of interactive digital exercise games by children can result in high level of energy expenditure
Middle school-aged children who participated in interactive digital gaming activities that feature player movement (exergaming), such as dancing or boxing, increased their energy expenditure to a level of moderate or vigorous ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Fighting obesity: Revisiting schoolyard games
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study in the Journal of Pediatrics systematically measured both energy expenditure and enjoyment in 30 different schoolyard games. Its findings offer a menu of effective games that could be played during ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Action video game players experience diminished proactive attention
Video game players are often accused of passively reacting to tasks that are spoon fed to them through graphics and stimuli on the screen. A group of researchers from Iowa State University shows that playing lots of video ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Researcher measures effectiveness of activity-promoting video games
(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University reported that adult video gamers suffer higher levels of depression and weigh ...
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Scientists Shed New Light On Right Brain Activity
It’s a world first: thanks to new technology developed by the University of Victoria, Canada, researchers can now show how multiple parts of the right brain dynamically process spatial relationships.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Playing active video games can equal moderate intensity exercise
Active Wii sports video games and some Wii fit activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Active video games a good alternative for kids
Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found that playing active video games can be as effective for children as moderate exercise. The findings appear this week in the journal ...
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Study Links Internet Addiction to Aggression in Teens
(PhysOrg.com) -- Armed with the findings of a new study, Taiwanese researchers suggest parents and educators pay more attention to children’s online habits because Internet-addicted teens seem more prone to aggression. However, ...
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Wii Fit a promising tool for all ages
While some emerging technologies can create environments that require very little physical effort, one Kansas State University researcher thinks games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary ...
Jan 06, 2009 |
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