New genre of video games target mental health
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LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (Reuters Life!) - It's not all fun and  violence in video games, according to makers of a new genre of  games which claim to boost players' mental health and  self-esteem.
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Emotiv Systems has developed a neural-processing technology that lets players manipulate a game environment with their mind alone.
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Teens who play violent video games show  increased activity in areas of the brain linked to emotional  arousal and decreased responses in regions that govern  self-control, a study released on Tuesday found.
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Health care experts are convinced that games can help people get and stay well, but they don't agree on what's the best approach. By Noah Shachtman.
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Readers chime in on the future of video games and the dehumanizing pace of modern life.
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By Dorsey Griffith, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 21--Excessive video game playing sure can be a problem.
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A Pac-Man-like game that delivers electric shocks to gamers reveals the brain's reaction to danger.
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What do women want? Apparently, the answer is video games about beauty treatments.
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Matt Ringel knows there's a certain image that comes to mind when you start talking about hardcore video gamers: think teenage boys with messy hair and dark circles under their eyes from staying up all night, their eyes glued to a screen and their fingers frantically flitting about a keyboard or a controller.
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Video game players could use their thoughts not joysticks to control on-screen characters, via a gaming helmet from Emotiv Systems.
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The video game industry has become a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment business. Now it wants a share of the advertising pie.
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FRIDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of U.S. children and adults obsessed with video games may suffer from a real addiction, according to a proposal up for debate by top U.S. doctors.
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Just over a year ago, Joe Barlow, a paramedic in Illinois, spent a week testing a computer game called Incident Commander, a training simulator that gives players a lead role in managing crisis situations such as terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
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Get a peek at a pack of new flying games that will send your spirit soaring or make you sick to your stomach.
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Academics and game designers are working on ways to make games that are fun but have a serious bent too.
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Some game makers are trying to get players to expand their horizons by reflecting on news events in games
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It&#39;s almost the end of the semester and many male students are turning to video games, instead of the Internet, to relieve some much built-up stress.