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Woman Almost Dies After 40 Hour Gaming Session
Traveler’s Thrombosis, or deep vein thrombosis is an affliction that is often associated with flying. However in China, it appears that it is more commonly associated with video gaming than it is with air travel, especially now that after a young woman developed the condition after a 4o hour gaming session.
Now There’s A Way To Lose Weight By Playing Skyrim
If your guess was “play Skyrim while on a treadmill — yes, sort of. The device you see in the video above is called the Omni, and it’s a virtual reality/treadmill hybrid that allows you to walk and look around naturally in a game.
How HEALTH Made That Amazing Max Payne 3 Soundtrack
The band HEALTH’s killer Max Payne 3 soundtrack was easily one of the best of last year, and a chunk of the reason Max Payne 3 was among my personal top games of 2012.
A TED Talk About What Gaming Does For Your Grey Matter
Professor Daphne Bavelier’s research on gaming and its effects on the brain and vision has been covered here several times before, but this is the first time we’ve seen it discussed in a TED talk.
Play Video Games And Become An Awesome Surgeon
We know games aren’t the bane of healthcare providers everywhere. Games can do you some physical and mental good, in moderation. But training you to be a pro-surgeon? That’s a bit of a new one to me. Turns out that wielding a controller could make you more proficient at holding a scalpel, saving lives and popping unflattering amounts of vicodin.
10 Reasons Why Gaming Is Actually Good For You
Sitting on the couch all day doing nothing but twiddling your thumbs. Planted at a desk, erratically moving a mouse and whacking on a keyboard. Neither activity screams “MARATHON RUNNER” or “CLOSET GENIUS”, but that doesn’t mean these seemingly stagnant scenarios aren’t doing you some good.
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