Playing video games could make you smarter, research suggests Video games are not just a source of entertainment. Research shows playing video games may improve cognitive performance.

Professor Adrian Owen, a neuroscientist from Western University in Canada, said: “People who frequently play video games, that is five or more hours per week for a single type of game ...

When Stephanie Dunk-Chappell started teaching teens to make video games, she got a lot of "are you in the right room?". The ...

A report has highlighted the playing habits of gamers across ... It turned out that 71% of US consumers (236.4 million people) engaged with video games in 2024, which is down from the 74% seen ...

No, what bugged me while I was busy busting ghosts (or, more ideally, being them, because it’s always better to be the bully in games like that) is how many characters I saw popping up in the opening ...

Both video games and sports are designed to be played, but can also be enjoyable for spectators. Millions of people watch other people play video games on Twitch or YouTube every day. Last year ...

The study, spearheaded by Western's celebrated neuroscientist Adrian Owen, showed that among approximately 1,000 people who finished all the tasks, playing video games had a positive effect on an ...

And one thing that many young people are passionate about is playing video games. Now what if I told you that video games can become a bridge between living in active purpose mode and pursuing a ...

One of the people who worked with AbleGamers in their nascent era was Corey Carroll, whom Spohn said could play video games only through a technology akin to Morse code. “Carroll would have been ...

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The results showed that gamers performed better in memory, attention and reasoning skills tests compared to those who did not play video games. People taking part in the study said they played ...