Initial results of a research project at the University of East Carolina suggest that playing videogames like Peggle and Bejeweled, both casual PopCap made titles, can actually improve the cognitive function in the brains of the subjects. The study has been going for six months and complete results will arrive by the... |
31 May 2010
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Videogames claiming that constant play can actually improve the mental abilities of those engaged have been among the biggest hits on the Nintendo DS platform. The titles were marketed at both young players and the elderly promising that their mind would be better prepared for real world problems after the simulated ... |
26 April 2010
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Mario Kart Wii, created by Nintendo, has managed to be the best sold videogame in the United Kingdom for another week, after last week the title went to number one about eight months since launch. The popularity of the game seems to be a result of increased advertising, better Nintendo Wii supplies and the comin... |
11 December 2008
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Do you know what British gamers want for Christmas, with the last month seeing the release of Fallout 3, Gears of War 2 or Call of Duty: Word at War? Well, they want to play Mario Kart Wii, an old title that has been in the top ten of the videogames chart for what, in the gaming world, seems like eternity. The reason... |
5 December 2008
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It all started with Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? in Europe last summer. Since then, over 10 million people globally are currently including the brain training game in their daily lives. Thus, the developer thought to deliver even more content in Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? featu... |
10 October 2008
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It all started with Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? in Europe last summer. Since then, over 10 million people globally are currently including the brain training game in their daily lives. Thus, the developer thought to deliver even more content in Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? featu... |
9 October 2008
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It all started with Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? in Europe last summer. Since then, over 10 million people globally are currently including the brain training game in their daily lives. Thus, the developer thought to deliver even more content in Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? feat... |
7 October 2008
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Posit Science has developed an original program for the auditory system of the brain called The Brain Fitness Program Classic. It features six computer-based exercises designed to be very easy to use, "even for computer novices," according to the makers, which improve the quality and quantity of information your brai... |
17 July 2008
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Based on more than a decade of research and findings by Dr. Mark Baldwin of esteemed McGill University in Montreal, MindHabits is a new game for Mac which presents simple but fun challenges for maintaining a more positive state of mind.Tests run by Dr. Baldwin showed obvious positive results for the subjects. Those r... |
3 July 2008
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I was starting to get worried that we'll stop receiving brain training games as it has been a while since such a title was announced. However, Got Game Entertainment decided to save the day and announced MindHabits, another of those brain trainers which promise to keep yours fit with just five minutes of practic... |
3 July 2008
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The Nintendo DS handheld console was and will probably be the system where brain training games feel at home. However, this doesn't mean it will be holding a monopoly for long, especially since this kind of games manage to bring in the big bucks. Recently, the Xbox 360 consoles have received their first brain tr... |
6 May 2008
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If moving to Dundee, Scotland, was not on your priority list, things could change starting now. If you are a gamer, that is. And still in school. Because a really interesting project started by Learning and Teaching Scotland took place for 10 weeks and proved that video games are far from being a mindless waste of ti... |
14 March 2008
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You probably know already about Dr. Kawashima's refuse to get the $11 million in royalties for his Brain Age mega hit game that sold over 17 million units worldwide. Even more, you have probably thought yourself that you will develop the next "brain training" game (I sure did!). If you haven't started alrea... |
8 February 2008
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