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Game advocates are calling for a sweeping transformation of conventional education to replace traditional curricula with game-based instruction. But what do researchers have to say about this idea and ...

Computers have beaten humans at chess and “Jeopardy!,” and now they can master old Atari games such as “Space Invaders” or “Breakout” without knowing anything about their rules or strategies. Playing ...

If you spend more than an hour a day playing video games, that’s 5% of your life. Will this time investment do anything good for your brain? This is a question that my colleagues and I at UC Santa ...

Screenshot from an online emulator of 1985 edition of The Oregon Trail (Internet Archive) Back when I was playing these games on my family’s Apple IIc, they were often side-eyed by a generation that ...

Be honest, you want to be smarter. There’s nothing wrong with that. Studies consistently demonstrate that intelligence is among the most desirable qualities a person has. Whether it's trying to ...

We live in a world with millions of computers—on desks, on laps, under TVs, and in pockets—connected to a global computer network. As a result, with the right software, playing head-to-head online ...

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