News tagged with art
A virtual football? Put away the china
The last time we chatted, I wrote that somewhere in Nintendo's lair of mass mind control, "evil" scientists were patenting a game controller based on horse riding. It would look sort of like one of those bouncy balls we ...
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Artwork at hospitals can help in the healing process
For most people, a word-association game starting with "hospital" would yield few positive adjectives. Bland. Drab. Depressing. Institutional. And studies have found that these aesthetic unpleasantries can affect patients' ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Global stolen art database to trump traffickers
Global police agency Interpol said on Monday it is putting its database of stolen art online in a bid to stem the illicit traffic of artwork and cultural goods.
Aug 17, 2009 |
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EA 1Q loss widens but results surpass expectations
(AP) -- Lower revenue from packaged video games amid a seasonal slump for the industry gave Electronic Arts Inc. a larger net loss in its fiscal first quarter. But investors cheered as its adjusted results ...
Aug 04, 2009 |
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The art of faking it: gallery puts forgeries on show
The National Gallery in London will exhibit a collection of fake and wrongly-attributed paintings next year, in a show exploring how modern science has lifted the lid on centuries of forgery.
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Britain's National Gallery offers its art on the iPhone
Fans of fine art will be able to access some of their favourite paintings anywhere they choose through a new iPhone application launched Tuesday by the National Gallery in London.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 21, 2009 |
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June video game sales drop sharply
(AP) -- Squeezed by the economic downturn, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in June, the largest year-over-year decline the industry has seen in nearly nine years.
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Low-cost online computer gaming surges in US
US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play, according to figures released Friday by industry tracker comScore.
Jul 11, 2009 |
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Texas Tech Librarian 'Proves' Existence of Spider-Man
Yes, Mary Jane, there is a Spider-Man. At least, that’s what pop-culture guru and associate humanities librarian for Texas Tech University Libraries Rob Weiner set out to prove in an article published in the International Jo ...
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Electronic Arts stages fake protest of game at E3
(AP) -- Electronic Arts has been playing games with attendees of the nation's biggest video-game trade show.
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Arts good for the psyche
(PhysOrg.com) -- Youth who do arts are psychologically better off than those who do not, a new study from Victoria University shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Activision sues to stop Jack Black game
(AP) -- Activision is suing to stop the release of the Jack Black video game "Brutal Legend."
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Interactive game helps teach history to high-school kids
Students who have trouble staying awake in history class now have a new way to learn about the Civil War and other topics: an interactive video game where they try to stop a band of evildoers from changing the past.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Bands catching rhythm of music videogames
Videogames are getting their groove on with a collection of new music titles, as bands including the legendary Beatles are won over to a new platform for selling their songs.
Jun 04, 2009 |
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'The Sims' are back -- with more personality
US videogame giant Electronic Arts launches this week episode three in the life of multi-billion-dollar franchise "The Sims", this time adding a psychological dimension to the computer game.
Jun 01, 2009 |
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