Gaming Goodness

News

Video Games Help Us Make Faster Decisions

8:00AM September 14, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Scientists from the University of Rochester have found that playing fast-paced action video games helps players make decisions 25 per cent faster than normal, yet no less accurate. More »


News

VI Fit Is Wii Sports For The Blind

5:20AM June 5, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Wii Sports can be a big factor in getting sedentary children moving, but what about blind children? A video game research project at the University of Nevada, Reno, is creating Wii Sports-based PC games that don’t require eyesight to play. More »


News

In This Life-Saving Minesweeper Game, The Mines Are Real

7:20AM March 17, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Every year upwards of 20,000 lives are lost in war-torn countries due to unexploded ordinance such as land mines. Can a video game educate children about land mine avoidance where traditional methods have failed. More »


News

Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots — And Diabetes

3:00AM November 18, 2009 | Mike Fahey

The Magi and The Sleeping Star, the heroic Oz must free his relatives from gigantic dinosaur robots, but if he doesn’t correctly manage his type-1 diabetes, his magic will fail him. More »