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Escapism: A powerful predictor of internet gaming disorder among video gamers

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Communications, Depression, Disorders and Syndromes, Educational Technology, Math Puzzles, Mental Health, Psychiatry, video games

A new study is the first to compare professional electronic sport (esport) players with recreational video game players and explores the similarities and differences between what motivates each group. While the two groups are psychosocially different, they found that both esport and recreational gamers run the risk of developing internet gaming disorder when their intense immersion in the activity is tied to escapism.

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Novel method turns any 3D object into a cubic style

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Computer Graphics, Computer Modeling, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Mathematics, video games, Virtual Reality

Computer scientists have developed a computational method to quantify an abstract cubic style. Additionally, their method also enables users to create new shapes that resemble the input shape and exhibit the cubic style.

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Computer science classes break down cultural barriers, study shows

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Computer Modeling, Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Distributed Computing, Educational Technology, Information Technology, video games

Computational education can break down and expose cultural barriers in unexpected ways, a new study has found.

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Schools of molecular 'fish' could improve display screens

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Computer Science, Educational Technology, Graphene, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Nature of Water, Neural Interfaces, video games

Researchers are using liquid crystals to create incredibly small, swirling schools of 'fish.' The fish in this case are minute disruptions in the orientations of the molecules that make up solutions of liquid crystals.

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New augmented reality system lets smartphone users get hands-on with virtual objects

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Communications, Engineering, Mobile Computing, technology, Telecommunications, video games, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality

A new augmented reality system places virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on cell phone screens and lets people interact with those object by hand as if they were really there.

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Virtual walking system for re-experiencing the journey of another person

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Foot Health, Medical Topics, Perception, Sleep Disorder Research, Sleep Disorders, Spirituality, video games, Virtual Reality

Virtual-reality researchers have developed a virtual-walking system that records a person's walking and re-plays it with vision and foot vibrations. Psychological experiments showed that the sensation of walking and telepresence from the oscillating visual flow combined with foot vibrations is stronger than without vibrations. The system can reconstruct the experience of walking to people who are a distance away, or who have a disability that may impair walking in the future.

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Irony and humor keep teenage #gymlads healthy on social media

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Child Psychology, Computers and Internet, Educational Technology, Infant and Preschool Learning, Media and Entertainment, Popular Culture, Social Psychology, STEM Education, video games

Teenage boys rely on social media to access a wealth of information about living a healthy lifestyle — but rather than being victims of online harms, such as an unhealthy body image obsession, the majority are able to use humor, irony and banter to navigate social media content.

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Researchers use game theory to successfully identify bacterial antibiotic resistance

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Bacteria, Diabetes, Educational Technology, Evolutionary Biology, Genes, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, video games

Researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes in bacteria.

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Virtual reality may help foster learning and collaboration across health professions

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Medical Education and Training, Numeracy, Patient Education and Counseling, Spirituality, Today's Healthcare, video games, Virtual Reality

One of the biggest challenges to implementing interprofessional education for health professions students is scheduling. Could virtual reality education help? A small new study focused on palliative care, says yes.

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Interactive avatar boosts performance of children with ADHD

September 26, 2019 0 Comments ADD and ADHD, Child Development, Computers and Internet, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Learning Disorders, video games, Virtual Reality

A new study has shown that an interactive avatar, which gives both instructions and feedback on the attention of the learner, can improve the performance of ADHD children on a complex problem-solving task.