News tagged with board games

Children can learn arithmetic faster and better

During the first two years of primary education children can learn to do arithmetic faster and better with the help of a more systematically structured educational programme. For older children, teaching arithmetic with the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wii key to helping kids balance

By cleverly linking five Wii Balance Boards, a team of Rice University undergraduates has combined the appeal of a video game with the utility of a computerized motion-tracking system that can enhance the ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Shrek' producer joins Zynga board

Zynga on Monday said the film producer behind "Shrek" and other DreamWorks Animation hits has joined the board of directors at the hot online social games startup.

Technology / Business

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers uncover neural origins of expert intuition

(PhysOrg.com) -- New findings reported last week in Science by Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) shed first-ever light on the neural mechanisms that enable board game experts to qui ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers make board games electronic (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A groundbreaking technology developed at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada may make traditional board games a thing of the past.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach

French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.

Technology / Software

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nintendo prepares to set new Wii gizmo into motion

(AP) -- There's nothing all that charming about Nintendo's latest gadget.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Swedish research can make Super Mario more realistic

Computer games are being developed at an ever more rapid pace, and the technical demands are rising, not least regarding graphics boards.  At Mälardalen University in Sweden, researchers have now found a solution to ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (9) | comments 7