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AMD balances Radeon deck of graphics cards

(PhysOrg.com) -- Semiconductor company AMD has taken its story of having developed next-generation GPU technology offering a "gorgeous, stunning, breathtaking visual experience" for more elite, serious gamers ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Computing professor sparks gamers' creativity at world renowned conference

Gamers don't just play Nicholas Graham's new video game, Liberi Live – they design it. While one player is rolling and bouncing a ball over obstacles and collecting coins another player can control the course design. ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Online role-playing games hurt marital satisfaction, study says

Online role playing games negatively affect real-life marital satisfaction, according to a new Brigham Young University study to be published February 15th in the Journal of Leisure Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Online game theft earns real-world conviction

(AP) -- The amulet and mask were a 13-year-old boy's virtual possessions in an online fantasy game. In the real world, he was beaten and threaten with a knife to give them up.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Foldit gamers improve protein design through crowdsourcing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gamers on Foldit have succeeded in improving the catalyst abilities of an enzyme, making it 18-fold more active than the original version. The idea is the brainchild of University of Washington ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Nintendo gives 2nd glimpse of Wii U game machine

Nintendo Co.'s upcoming Wii U game console will come with a controller that has a big, touch-enabled screen. At first glance, that seems like an obstacle to the kind of casual multiplayer gaming that made ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GameStop holiday sales nearly flat at $3.02B

(AP) -- Video game retailer GameStop Corp. on Monday reported nearly flat sales for the nine-week holiday period that ended on Dec. 31, as game software sales rose but sales of game consoles and other hardware slid.

Technology / Business

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Activision 3Q earnings soar, 2011 outlook raised

(AP) -- Activision Blizzard Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income nearly tripled thanks to strong demand for its video games. The company also raised its full-year outlook on the heels of Tuesday's launch of ...

Technology / Business

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Car Talk: LISA develops smart cars to make safer drivers

Calling all gamers: If you like to play first-person racing games, you may be able to help campus researchers better understand typical driving behaviors. The objective is to develop “intelligent” ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Asia powers PC rebound in computer gaming industry

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Technology / Business

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony console in spotlight at Tokyo Game Show

Asia's biggest annual video game industry event got underway in Japan on Thursday, with games for phones and tablets challenging traditional console kings Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Social gaming a big winner in smartphone boom

More virtual livestock looks set to be traded and petulant fowl hurled at targets as social gaming takes hold in the booming mobile phone market, industry experts say.

Technology / Software

created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Gamers griping handheld controls

Even though motion-sensing videogame controllers are all the rage, sometimes a player prefers a Batarang for bashing bad guys.

Technology / Software

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Montana man builds 30 years of quadriplegic gaming

(AP) -- For Ruben Rios to throw a touchdown, it takes a flick of his tongue. To break away from a tackle, he puffs into a tube.

Technology / Other

created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'Surrogates' aid design of complex parts and controlling video games

Researchers have defined a new class of software, calling it "surrogate interaction," which enables designers and video gamers to more easily change features of complex objects like automotive drawings or ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Gamer

Historically, the term "gamer" usually referred to someone who played role-playing games and wargames.[citation needed] Since they became very popular, the term has included players of video games. While the term nominally includes those who do not necessarily consider themselves to be gamers (i.e., casual gamers), it is commonly used to identify those who spend much of their leisure time playing or learning about games.

There are many gamer communities around the world. Many of these take the form of web rings, discussion forums and other virtual communities, as well as college or university social clubs. Stores specializing in games often serve as a meeting place to organize groups of players[citation needed]. Prior to the emergence of the Internet, many play-by-mail games developed communities resembling those surrounding today's online games[citation needed].

In October 2006, the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) was established as the first non-profit membership organization formed to represent American computer and video game consumers. The ECA was formed, in part, in response to the seemingly imbalanced representation of the games industry (e.g., the ESA, IGDA and others) in comparison to game consumers in the United States Congress.

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