research
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Study: Video Games Make You Eat More
4So says a Canadian-led study, reports the National Post. According to the study, video games actually compel individuals to consume more food – even if they are not hungry.
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US Border Patrol Makes A Video Game Simulating Their Job
Researchers at a government-funded laboratory have built a giant touchscreen video game that simulates the capture of illegal aliens. In a statement made to Kotaku by an official spokesman, the entire project and underlying systems cost “in the ballpark of $US10 million [worth]of internal investments”.
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Kinect Technology Helps Lead The Blind
Researchers at a German university have built an apparatus that, while clunky in its proof-of-concept stage, could assist the blind as they cross streets, walk down hallways and open doors. It uses the Kinect as a sensor.
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Games Help Soldiers Manage Combat Nightmares
Research that last year suggested gamers had the ability to control their dreams – or fight back in nightmares – has been applied to soldiers who have seen combat duty, and finds that those who game have fewer and less intense nightmares about war.