science and video games
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How Close Science Is To A Real-Life ‘Heads Up Display’
In computer games, you usually know things that your avatar could not, like the locations of enemies on a mini-map.
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What Arkham Ayslum Gets Right And Wrong About The Criminally Insane
How do real psychiatric hospitals approach the so-called “criminally insane?” Who are these mentally ill criminals? And importantly, what does mental illness have to do with violence?
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Real-Life Parasites That Behave Like Halo’s Most Disgusting Enemy
With the recent release of Halo 4, players have once again been thrust into the space boots of Master Chief Petty Officer John-117. Master Chief has faced a wide variety of enemies since the 2001 release of Halo: Combat Evolved that have been both impressive and terrifying.