Feb 25, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
What do you get when you make dozens of boys and girls play video games? You learn a lot about making children play video games. According to a study published in Psychiatric Quarterly, Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson and colleagues found video games did not increase the...
Feb 21, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
Anyone who saw Star Wars in 1977 knew that George Lucas’ film transported viewers to a galaxy far, far away thanks to never-before-seen special effects and never-before-heard sound design. Star Wars was ahead of its time. But what would it look like if Star Wars was...
Feb 17, 2016 | Featured Articles, Geek & Sundry
If one of your buddies tends to win on board game night and has some epic leaderboard scores, watch out for that guy. I’m not saying he could be a cheater: Science is. It turns out that winners are more likely to cheat at games than people who lose. Ultimately, they...
Feb 16, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
If you regularly play Rock Band, congratulations. You likely have better music perception skills than the average non-gamer. It’s not that surprising, considering that Rock Band requires you to match your guitar, bass, drums, or voice to on-screen musicians. But what...
