Studies

In Real Life

Study: Video Games Keep Out The Nightmares

5:30PM January 14, 2012 | Kirk Hamilton

The Wall Street Journal has news of yet another gaming study, but this one’s pretty darn interesting: Rather than judge video games’ effect on violent behaviour or socialisation, the study looks at whether games can help people escape nightmares. More »


In Real Life

When Your Mario Kart Obsession Seeps Into Your Daily Commute

11:15AM September 24, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

By now, you’ve heard about the new study from Nottingham Trent University that found that playing lots of video games can result in “Game Transfer Phenomena”: the real world and the video-game world start to blend together, and gamers begin to see conversation menus during real-life interactions and going for button-prompts to perform real-world actions. More »


In Real Life

A Study Returns Easy Answers To Questions Not Yet Asked

7:00AM May 1, 2011 | Owen Good

Poring over the data, sifting through more than 1,700 specimens, a team of MIT researchers is, as we speak, cataloging the species known as the sports gamer. The data is, so far, unsurprising. More »


PC

The Bleak Despair Of Abject Poverty In Video Game Form

6:00AM March 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

You’ve lost your job, your house, and your savings are completely gone. Can you survive for a month on $US1000? That’s the challenge put forth in the game Spent. Are you up to it? More »


News

How Much Will You Be Spending On Games In 2014?

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9:00AM August 5, 2010 | David Wildgoose

By you, I mean the population of Australia. Not you, individually. Go on, then, guess! More »


News

Boxed Games Still Way More Popular Than Downloadable Ones

2:30PM August 4, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Digital download sales might be the future of gaming, but they’re certainly not the present, with a recent study finding that between 80-90% of games bought are still those that come on a disc and are sold in a store. More »


In Real Life

What Do Women Look For In A Video Game?

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11:00AM July 12, 2010 | David Wildgoose

Pretty much the same thing as I do, it turns out. Am I a female gamer? More »


In Real Life

Science Figures Out Why Teenagers Are Stupid

6:20AM June 3, 2010 | Mike Fahey

While average blog readership is packed with the sort of hyper intelligent teenagers that have to be portrayed by 30-year-olds in TV dramas, many of the world’s teenagers are prone to doing stupid things for stupid reasons. New research explains why. More »


In Real Life

Study: Wii Can Alleviate Elderly Depression, Too

2:30PM March 5, 2010 | Owen Good

The benefits of the Wii and exergaming to patients in hospitals and elder-care facilities has been discussed nearly since the console’s release. Researchers in San Diego now say that Wii games can combat the onset of depression in elderly persons. More »


News

FTC Report Lauds Game Industry As The ‘Most Responsible’ Entertainment Marketer

10:30AM December 6, 2009 | Owen Good

The Federal Trade Commission, in a report to Congress, lauds the video games industry as best among all entertainment producers when it comes to responsible marketing and advertising. More »