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more about #science Friedhamster: I balee dat! more » Salen: And here I was thinking the guy was going to say something about not playing Wii Sports or other assorted games, because I'd figure that would be even... more » ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom: "have your blood pressure, heart rate and cortisol levels go sky high because you lose!" I know athletes are naturally competitive by nature, but if ... more » Kovitlac: This is either really dumb or really obvious. You could insert 'sex' for 'video games' or anything similar, and it still makes perfect, obvious sense.... more » Bouchart: There's no better way to prepare for a marathon than playing Marathon. more » RicoTheSaboteur: That report is a cheap jap at Andy Murray! more » dunetiger - he's up on the effin' roof!: Man, those sports guys've got it tough. No sex before sports, no games before sports... the hell is this guy supposed to do?! "And soon, no drinking... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: All I got from this is that I shouldn't play sports after I play video games which luckily isn't that big of a problem. (Eats another roll of cookie ... more » denki: I hope to holy hell that someone was paraphrasing what he said, as I don't want no doctor near me that thinks it is "rest and piece." God forbid you ... more » brass2themax: It's a pretty neat idea, but as a programmer, I can say it's not that hard to implement. The idea itself though, is something I probably never would h... more » ppppp: Seriously? A festival just for robots that serve beer? Sounds like a waste of time that could been put to good use.... for making sex bots. more » 2c-b: It's surprising no one has thought of this before. The idea is simple, and yet ingenious at the same time. I guess the only obvious downside is that t... more » D-K, Anarchist: Oh wait, i get it now.. neat ^_^ more » NewSpecies: Cherry Coke?! That went off the market here in Canada like 10+ years ago, don't tell me it's still being sold somewhere... I've been looking for it f... more » hot_heart: This means nothing to me! Oh, Vienna. more » JustJake: Transvibrator lol. more » UltimatePancakeSensation: I bet they hate that member of the Bloods who always disconnects whenever there's a rumble. more » sunpop: Wurd wow is tru gangsta yo? I know the idea of horde vs ally is essentially the same but to call us gangstas. For the first time in my life I am offe... more » fuchikoma: Well yeah... they're still humans. It's a tribe. more » Benny: WOW guilds are to LA gangs... as Mike's Hard Lemonade is to Bacardi 151... the quantitative features may be similar... but you don't call spam a gour... more » -
#science
Doctor Advises No Games Before Sport
A doctor working with the British Olympic Association has advised athletes to avoid playing games before sport, as it adversely affects their sleep patterns. More » -
#clips
Mario, Tetris Turned Into Robots That Serve You Drinks
Roboexotica - a festival held in Austria where people build robots that mix you cocktails - is just the kind of event we can get behind. Especially when it also involves Mario & Tetris. More » -
#science
WoW Guilds Just Like...Street Gangs?
World of Warcraft has been compared to many things over the years. Everquest at first, then later, crack. But I don't think I've ever seen it compared to street gangs in LA. More » -
#yadontsay
Study: Avatars Dressed in Klan Robes Usually Belong to Unpleasant People
A researcher down in Texas has found that, when people are assigned to play characters wearing the brooding black robes of an emo Jedi, or the coneheaded getup of a KKK grand kobold or whatever, they exhibit antisocial behaviors. More » -
#ohay
So, the Haystacks of Assassin's Creed II - Are They Any Bigger?
Doesn't look like Ubisoft learned their physics lesson. Matt M., who helped the Kotaku Bureau of Weights & Measures calculate the cushion Altair would need in reality, thinks the haystacks are bigger in ACII. They still look puny to me. More » -
#crafts
Bringing A Little MMO To The Real World
With the real world lacking in loot, Marc Owens set forth on a project to make it appear more like an MMO, by crafting himself a suit that would look more at home in WOW than on the BUS. More » -
#science
AI Convention Features StarCraft Competition
The 2010 conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE) is hosting a StarCraft competition where contestants craft bots to pit against one another in four different tournaments. More » -
#research
Libraries Declare National Gaming Day
This Saturday, November 14, has been set aside by libraries across the US as "National Gaming Day". But don't think it's got to do with bowing at the altar of consumer entertainment. Oh no. It's to do with history. More » -
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#nintendo
Study Finds Wii Fit Produces "Underwhelming Results"
Anyone who does proper exercise could have pointed this out, but it's always nice to have it in writing; the American Council on Exercise have claimed that Nintendo's Wii Fit produces "underwhelming results". More » -
#clips
Wonder At The Guitar Hero Muscle Controller
Welcome to Bobby Kotick's nightmare, a world in which Guitar Hero controllers could be rendered useless, a world in which video games can be played by monitoring muscle actions. A brave new air guitar future! More » -
#study
Gamer Kid Leads Study Showing Connection to Joint Pain
A St. Louis fifth-grader, with help from his father (a rheumatologist) and researchers from New York University, led a study showing kids were more likely to complain of joint pain the more they played video games. More » -
#wii
How The Wii Can Help Fight Terrorism
The war on terrorism can be a real hassle, just ask anyone who has flown recently. Fortunately, science and the Wii have joined forces to try and cut-down on those mammoth airport security lines with the Fidget Monitor.
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#science
Study: Gamer Aggression Mimics That of Warfare
A study involving Unreal Tournament players, given a cash incentive for winning, found that gamers' testosterone levels spiked noticeably after pwning complete strangers. When defeating friends, they produced even less testosterone than their vanquished teammates. More » -
#gotthetime
Measuring The Time It Takes Between A Button Press And On-Screen Action
Digital Foundry's long-running blog on Eurogamer often throws up some interesting technical studies on games, but few have ever been as interesting, or as comprehensive, as this piece on controller latency. More » -
#science
Tetris Gives You Thicker Brain Meats
A study conducted by neuroscientist Richard Haier has determined that performing a "challenging visuospatial task" like Tetris can actually alter the structure of your brain. More » -
#ps3
The PS3 Slim Uses Less Power Than We (Or Sony) Thought
Sure, it's not as sexy a bullet-point as "new design" or "lower price", but the fact the PS3 Slim was reported as running on 34% less power than the previous model was still appreciated. Thing is, that figure is wrong. More » -
#addiction
Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
A study of young people who are also pathological gamers, sooprise, turns up a connection to video games, in a report on Australia's ABC News. Notably, however, another researcher knocks down the suggestion of a causal link. More » -
#surveysays
Survey Says U.S. Gamers Older, Fatter than Thought
Hooray! Video gamers' average age is that of mine - 35. Less celebrated: gamers are more likely to be unhealthier, fatter, and more depressed than others. Those are the findings of - ding ding ding!!! - a new study. More » -
#clips
Wii Remote Used For Holograms You Can "Touch"
Using a concave mirror, Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display and Wii Remotes, University of Tokyo researchers have created a tangible hologram projector. More » -
#study
Study Touts Calorie-Burn Benefits of Exergaming
A study published online by the journal Pediatrics finds that exergaming -in this case DDR and Wii Sports' bowling and boxing - provide as much or more activity than a brisk or intense walking pace. More »
