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fuchikoma
07/23/09

In reply to Insurance Group Rides Shotgun With Driving Game
I think I should get reduced insurance rates for completing so many dating missions in GTA4 with a sportbike without crashing and scaring my date off, lol...
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
07/22/09

In reply to Insurance Group Rides Shotgun With Driving Game
Diver Driver is surprisingly hard to get past... even after reading the article. This whole thing should never have happened ;_;
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skaven
07/22/09

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The fact they can 'prove' that games are able to influence real life habits is concerning.

I can see some Senator bringing this up in some 'Video Games are Dangerous' commitee. This is only one step removed from stating that Halo has the ability to influence school shootings.

I am no doomsayer, but 'results' like this being arbitrarily claimed could result in the regulation of a pastime I have enjoyed for many years.
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TheGreatRaja
07/22/09

@skaven: I wouldn't take too much concern with this type of proof. The difference is physical agility and reflex vs subjective mental influence. - Medical games such as ice worlds/environments have been proven to provide burn victims with soothing and calming sensations, and while this displays a connection between mindset and experience, it does not promote the fact that ice worlds have those same effects on all other patients.
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
07/22/09

@skaven: Many people already believe that owning games that feature guns is the moral equivalent of owning guns, and that since guns kill people...

There be dark times ahead.
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MrCoconut
06/08/09

In reply to Games For Cheaper Auto Insurance
I got 5.61.
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Xenris
06/08/09

@OMG! Piggies!:
Without cheating? You arent allowed to use your fingers, its suppose to be a driving simulator as if your hands are on the wheels and your just staring.

But if you got that legit, thats amazing!
I got 4.84 using my eyes only. Not bad I guess.
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UltimateIdiot - Imperfection at Best
06/08/09

@Xenris: It's not hard, I got 6.15 and that was with one or two mistake from overlapping fish. I simply divide focus on each eye, one eye follow one group and the other eye for another group.
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MaxDragon7
06/08/09

@UltimateIdiot - Imperfection at Best: Exactly how I did it.
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Kanji08
06/08/09

@MaxDragon7: I got a 5.48 and that's with 2 of the waves kinda jumping/skipping on my PC. If I can seriously get an insurance deductible by playing an easy flash game, I'll surely take it.
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MaxDragon7
06/08/09

@Kanji08: You had a lag too? I had some in the early waves. :P
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Curse lily
06/08/09

In reply to Games For Cheaper Auto Insurance
Well at least they are doing something for people who lacks the concentration of a 5 year old.

Now we need games for the people the perform one of this task while driving

Use their cell phones

Eat breakfast,launch

Read the newspaper

Shaving or putting on their make-up

Listen to music so loud that you could hear it 8 blocks away

And picking their noses

But going back to the topic if this help to(lower insurance premiums)then good but what will happen if people score are not that high?
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bableebooblah-new and improved.
06/08/09

In reply to Games For Cheaper Auto Insurance
guys i have some bad news, the demo is horrible and will be hated by all, but i have some god news, I JUST SAVED A BUNCH A MONEY ON MY CAR INSURANCE!!!
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Curse lily
06/08/09

@bableebooblah-new and improved.: Did you set your car on fire and throw it down a cliff?
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MaxDragon7
06/08/09

@bableebooblah-new and improved.: Speaking of which...

"Where is that gecko at? Ima eat him! Get in ma belly!"

..Just kidding. :P
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Adam Fry
06/08/09

In reply to Games For Cheaper Auto Insurance
To people who try the demo, what's your result? I "was able to track 4.75 jewels"
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MaxDragon7
06/08/09

@Adam Fry: I was able to track 6.75 jewels.

I could've done better, but I missed an entire guess (7 gems) by messing up the first guess.

It was a fun and silly test. Not much to it. :P
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UltimateIdiot - Imperfection at Best
06/08/09

@Adam Fry: 6.15, I could have done better but I clicked the wrong one by accident since the 2 fish were right on top of each other.
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peteer02
06/08/09

@UltimateIdiot - Imperfection at Best: 6.07 jewels. Not bad for 30? I don't know if I would have done better 10 years ago or not.

I do know that if I was trying again, I'd change my guessing order to start with the gems I was 100% sure of...my last challenge I started with one of the ones I was unsure of and was wrong.
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MaxDragon7
06/08/09

@peteer02: 6.07 is actually pretty good for 30.

What I am thinking of right now is: How in the world do we measure this data and compare it to real life?! Whatever the amount of jewels we get won't show much. I am wondering how the system works to challenge someone taking the test, and what can be concluded in terms of statistics. Hmm..
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Bakkster_Man
02/11/09

In reply to Empire Teams With Mensa For Real Brain Games
For how smart the Mensas are, you'd think that they would have figured out just how bogus IQ really is. It really has nothing to do with you "overall" intelligence, just your puzzle-solving abilities and experience. To be fair, that would make them good at helping with a puzzle solving game, but it won't necessarily make you any smarter at anything other than puzzles.

[en.wikipedia.org]
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phicaluk
02/11/09

@Bakkster_Man: Exactly. IQ isn't a good measure of anything except the ability to solve IQ tests, and definitely doesn't equate to "intelligence". I speak as someone who is quite good at IQ tests (I apparently have an IQ of 145), and yet I can be quite frighteningly stupid at times.
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phicaluk
02/11/09

In reply to Empire Teams With Mensa For Real Brain Games
Why is American Mensa's logo a picture of a basketball on a table?
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DragonYen
02/11/09

@phicaluk: Smart people were always upset the couldn't play sports?
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tzaketh
02/11/09

In reply to Empire Teams With Mensa For Real Brain Games
When I was seven, I had to take an IQ test to get into a private school. I was in the 99th percentile, with an IQ of roughly 145. This made me eligible to apply to Mensa.

In the intervening years, I used the internet for the first time, got my first gaming console, and started playing Magic: The Gathering.

When I took an IQ test as part of a psychological evaluation for a security clearance, I had dropped to 126.

You be the judge.
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CherylEpimetheus
02/11/09

@tzaketh: I am scared. You are like a future copy of me. When I was 9 I took their test and scored 144, then started playing Magic and computer games.
So did you end up being a relatively valuable member of the society?
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geekgrrl
02/11/09

@CherylEpimetheus: you don't need to ask.. just check out his comment history. :d
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Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
02/11/09

In reply to Empire Teams With Mensa For Real Brain Games
In Mensa: The Game, you have to take a long written exam at the title screen after you press start, and if you fail you aren't allowed to play the game and are mailed a rejection letter you can shamefully display on your wall for the rest of your adult life.
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