Online gamers become guinea pigs
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When an estimated 4 million people encountered a deadly epidemic called Corrupted Blood that left the landscape strewn with corpses, scientists were intrigued, not horrified. Similarly, when Whypox, a measles-like disease, was unleashed into a community of over 1.2 million young adults, researchers sat back and took notes.
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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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Six days a week, teens crowd the Blue Screen Gaming cybercafe to hunt each other down with assault rifles inside virtual computer worlds. In these video game halls, nobody gets hurt...
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Game addicts meet a potentially addictive new game. Will profit ensue?
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Video games, often maligned as  having little or no redeeming value, are becoming a way for  firefighters, soldiers, currency traders and college  administrators to hone their skills.
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Seeing the world' the digital way on Second 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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Of bread and games - is skill gaming for money the next big thing? GIGSE 2007 Could skill gaming be the next big forum for online gambling?â¦
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If online poker is your passion or if you fancy Internet roulette, you might want to consider taking up a new hobby.
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Children have always enjoyed  make-believe. Now, some new Web sites are letting them live out  their fantasies in virtual worlds using self-designed avatars.
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The gaming industry is increasingly pursuing casual or coffee-break gamers, those who indulge in short-term play of games including puzzles, solitaire and mah-jongg.
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As the virtual world booms, users yearn for something more than a subpar search engine--and work is now under way.
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In a nation addicted to online multiplayer games, one that invited users to execute corrupt officials proved too much for the authorities
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Thanks to the degenerate minds behind the Nintendo Wii, young gamers are being transformed into murderous, ravening beasts. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
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It's not just work that's being outsourced from wealthy nations to poorer ones. These days, online gamers in developing countries are being paid to earn virtual goods that wealthier players are too lazy or unskilled to win on their own. By Laila Weir.
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Could it be that the Internet may be good for something after all? It looks like it doesn't create more gambling addicts! Phew!
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Some companies are turning to online games to motivate staff and remake the workplace, say researchers.