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People With Paralysis Regain Control Using a Video Game
A few years ago, Will Brierly of Cambridge, Mass. woke up in the middle of the night and wanted soda. He didn’t have any. So, he created the incredibly weird FPS (that’s “first-person soda”)...Read More
Learning Grammar Is Fun with Sleep Furiously
Nothing about learning grammar is very fun under normal circumstances. I vividly remember walking into a high school English class and seeing a sample sentence written out on the blackboard...Read More
Kickstarter Created for Video Game Print Magazine for Kids
“Little Player” will be a bi-monthy video game print magazine geared towards kids ages 7-12. It’ll be kid-friendly and ad-free. The focus will be only on games rated EC for Early...Read More
New HoloLens Video Shows Us What It’s Really Like
Microsoft has released a case-study Hololens video that they did with Case Western Reserve University. It shows what the holograms will look like from the viewpoint of the person wearing the...Read More
League of Legends Community Successfully Fights Abuse
A group of folks at Riot Games, who make League of Legends, paired up with some cross-disciplinary scientists and game designers to study League of Legends community and the toxicity...Read More
Xbox One Update Readying it for Backwards Compatibility
Xbox One’s most recent update is preparing it for two pretty exciting features: backwards compatibility and the ability to stream games to Windows 10.Read More
My Parents Reflect on Raising a Gamer
As an only child, I loved all things geek. I have many stories to share, but have recently wondered what it was like raising me. What does a budding gamer...Read More
Violent Video Games Evoke Guilt and Sympathy in Players
You’ve heard it all before: playing violent video games leads to violent behavior. Violent video games are bad for you. The same narrative gets repeated over and over, especially when something...Read More
Coming Up Soon: Disney Infinity 3.0! Here’s What You’ll Get
The new Disney Infinity 3.0 is coming out sooner than we expected! The release date is set for August 30. The regular Starter Pack is $64.99. It’s called Twilight of...Read More
PewDiePie’s YouTube Fame Has Earned Him Millions (but parents should watch out)
Update: This guy has posted a lot of objectionable content since this post was written. Parents should be aware that his videos are not appropriate for kids. Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg...Read More
Your Guide to Skylanders SuperChargers Dark Edition
Nothing like a color-variant edition of a popular collectible to send people into throes of joy, right? The new Skylanders SuperChargers Dark Edition Starter Pack will include an extra figurine and...Read More
Games Like Gravity Falls
Gravity Falls is a wildly popular cartoon about twin siblings, Mabel and Dipper Pines, who spend a summer with their Grunkel Stan in a rural Oregon town. The show is...Read More
New Hearthstone Expansion Set for Release on July 22
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, the multiplayer online card-battling game by Blizzard Entertainment, is going to get some new content soon. Packages containing scrolls have been sent to a number of...Read More
[Video Games 101] What Are Esports?
This post is part of a series that addresses the needs of the parent who “just doesn’t get video games.” I’m here to catch you up, Clueless Parent! Okay, so...Read More
