Computer games could help in treating older people with depression who haven't been helped by antidepressant drugs or other treatments for the disorder, researchers say. In a study of 11 older ...

Far from rotting your brain, computer games can make people smarter and help humanity, says Jane McGonigal, 33, who creates “alternate reality games,” which take place in virtual environments ...

The success of computer games in engaging students lies in the mechanics of how they are designed. Jane McGonigal, a games researcher and designer at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto ...

Kids like games NOVA: Tell me about your first computer. Luis von Ahn: My first computer was a Commodore 64. I got it as a present from my mom when I was eight years old, and all I wanted to do ...

For decades, the share of women majoring in computer science was rising. Then, in the 1980s, something changed. ... You could play pong or simple shooting games, maybe do some word processing.

Crossword puzzles beat computer video games in slowing memory loss. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 10 / 221027093305.htm ...

Video games, on the other hand — whether Angry Birds, World of Warcraft or good old Pac-Man — send the fun meter berserk. U.S. video game sales topped $16 billion in 2011.

From September it will be replaced by a flexible curriculum in computer science and programming, ... Computer games become a class act. Published. 18 March 2011. Microsoft warns schools of IT gap.

Valve is building brain-computer interface for fully-immersive video games, president reveals ‘The real world will seem flat, colourless, blurry compared to the experiences that you’ll be able ...