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Brains on video games [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Neuroscience, 2011
The popular press is replete with stories about the effects of video and computer games on the brain. Sensationalist headlines claiming that video games 'damage the brain' or 'boost brain power' do not do justice to the complexities and limitations of the studies involved, and create a confusing overall picture about the effects of gaming on the brain.
Bavelier, Daphné   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Exploiting the "video game craze": A case study of the tobacco industry's use of video games as a marketing tool.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundVideo games have grown in popularity since the 1970s, and tobacco imagery is present in a substantial subset of games, including those oriented to youth. Much like exposure to tobacco content in films, exposure to tobacco content in video games
Patricia A McDaniel, Susan R Forsyth
doaj   +1 more source

Relacije umetnosti i video igara / Relations of Art and Video Games

open access: yesAM: Art + Media, 2012
When discussing the art of video games, three different contexts need to be considered: the 'high' art (video games and the art); commercial video games (video games as the art) and the fan art.
Manojlo Maravić
doaj   +1 more source

Geographical Aspects of Open-World Video Games

open access: yes, 2023
In recent years, open-world environments in video games have become increasingly popular and immersive. Millions of players are able to explore virtual landscapes that resemble the real world, yet significant differences exist.
Pablo Fraile-Jurado   +1 more
core   +1 more source

The Role of Video Games in Learning EFL: A Case Study

open access: yesStrani Jezici
This study examines learners’ perceptions of how much vocabulary they have acquired through video games; other aims of the study were to explore (1) whether exposure to video games is related to better grades, (2) time spent playing video games, (3 ...
Darko Kasanić
doaj   +1 more source

Do teachers believe that video games can improve learning?

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
Although video games are increasing their presence in teens/children's private entertainment and there is ample evidence to support their educational possibilities, they are seldom introduced in classrooms.
Juan-Ignacio Pozo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Community” in Video Game Communities

open access: yesGames and Culture, 2023
The concept and experience of community have been changing in contemporary societies, from a traditional concept in an idealistic, homogeneous context, characterized by union, to the exploration and experience of new forms of organization and participation.
Lucinda Saldanha   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Video games and health [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2005
Although playing video games is one of the most popular leisure activities in the world, research into its effects on players, both positive and negative, is often trivialised. Some of this research deserves to be taken seriously, not least because video game playing has implications for health.1 One innovative application of video games in health ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Reprogramming the History of Video Games: A Historian’s Approach to Video Games and Their History

open access: yes, 2021
This paper explores the need and opportunities for historians to recognize the importance of video games to their research in modern American history. While this paper is rooted in examples specific to United States history, the call for historians to ...
Smith, Sean   +1 more
core   +1 more source

A nationwide student survey on biochemistry learning resources in Italy

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We conducted a survey among Italian university students to investigate their preferred study materials for biochemistry. We then analyzed the collected data to identify these materials. This information may be valuable to the Biochemistry educational community. The graphical abstract was created with Claude (Opus 5.5; Anthropic, 2026).
Anna Marabotti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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