Gaming
Viewfinder: Switching Gaming Universes at E3 2017
Gaming fans step from the Playstation blue into the Nintendo red display rooms on day one of E3 2017.
The Business of Playing Video Games
A famous professional video-game player on the Internet, Tom Burke has made waves for treating his passion like a full-time job. Does that make him a sellout?
Need for Speedrunning
Gamers have found a way to get a younger generation excited about raising millions for charity. And they don’t even need to put down their controllers.
When Playing Video Games, Go for the Flow
Research suggests highly skilled players who achieve a "flow state" are buffered against the games' negative psychological impact.
Threaten My Group, and I’ll Belittle Your Science
New research from Germany helps explain why people attempt to discredit scientific findings in online comments.
On Vegas Strip, Blackjack Rule Change Is Sleight of Hand
Casino operators are changing blackjack payouts to give the house an even greater advantage. Is this a sign that Vegas is on its way back from the recession, or that the Strip’s biggest players are trying to squeeze some more cash out of visitors before the well runs dry?
Zombie-Infested Virtual World Reveals Our Ethical Blind Spots
Players of an online survival game expressed guilt for killing, but less so for non-lethal actions that would result in a character’s death.
Virtual Economies Are the Future of Consumption
You know the $21 billion mobile gaming industry you contributed to by purchasing the latest iteration of Angry Birds? Look to it for clues about how we’ll soon consume all digital content.
We’re on the Brink of the Biggest Change in Gaming Since the Atari
As part of our week-long series on booms and busts, Jamie Wiebe considers the contenders for the casual gaming crown. Since the early days of Nintendo, the games you play have been secondary to the systems you play them on. And now, the options seem limitless.
How Are 'Flappy Bird' and 'Candy Crush' Still Making So Much Money?
A closer look at the app economy.
How Cheating Got Me a First-Class Flight to London
There are countless ways to game the airline miles system, but does that mean you should take advantage?
Get Plenty of Sleep Before Imitating Rock Gods
Paper reveals that players of a popular video game increase their performance when they've had a full night of rest.
Video Games and Aggression: Context Matters
Assuming the role of a violent policeman in a video game softens one’s judgment of police brutality in real life.
Videogames and Aggression Connected? Yes.
A newly published meta-analytic review states emphatically that players of violent video games are at greater risk of engaging in aggressive behavior.
Solving the World's Problems With a Joystick
The people behind the burgeoning field of serious games aim both to get people to care about solving world problems while learning that all answers have their consequences.
It's a White Man's Video Game World
A 'virtual census' finds that, in the fictional universe of video games, white males still rule.
Hey, Grandpa, Pass the Xbox Controller
It's little remarked upon, but there's a thriving culture of video gaming among people who can legitimately join AARP, and intergenerational communication may just be the better for it.
This Is Your Brain on Violence
Research using brain-scanning technology finds that images of violence stimulate specific responses in the human brain that do not occur in reaction to other types of imagery.