6 ways AI is making an impact on video games

Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized

AI has changed the way video games work, and it’s slated to change that even more. NPCs beware. Let’s get this out of the way: When you think of the words artificial intelligence, you may think “future of technology” or maybe “robot...

Video Games May Enhance Skills Beyond a Superb Double Jump

Feb 6, 2019 | BrainFacts

The staccato shots of gunfire erupt before you see your enemy. The music builds, your heartbeat rises, and you select your weapon, perhaps a shotgun, a sniper rifle, an AK-47, or even a Molotov cocktail. You and your allies leave the safety of the base, uncertain if...

You Knew It Was True: Online Gaming Increases Test Scores

Aug 19, 2016 | Geek & Sundry

Video game players like to pride ourselves on our fabulous reflexes and our ability to hold our bladders. But now there’s something else that gamers can take pride in: our brains. According to a recent publication in The International Journal of...

What’s up, Doc? Nine rabbits to test your videogame knowledge

Jun 7, 2016 | Geek & Sundry

How well do you know your digital bunnies? If you play a lot of games, you may have encountered one or two of them, innocently nibbling on the digital grass, perhaps laying in wait to cause some comic mischief when you least expect it. Some bunnies are more...

Video Games Improve Children’s Intellectual and Social Skills

Mar 18, 2016 | Geek & Sundry

Want to introduce children to video games but afraid the only skill they’ll develop is a quick trigger finger? Fear not. Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, along with colleagues at Paris Descartes University, have found that children...