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Gamers Are Better at Making Decisions, Research Proves

Damian Mista, 26 July 2022, 16:36

Recent studies show that playing video games positively affects brain function. Players excel in tasks that require decision-making using sensorimotor mechanisms, so video games could find new applications.

Valve Looks For Psychologist to Help Make More Games Like Half-Life: Alyx

Karol Laska, 05 January 2021, 22:06

A qualified psychologist urgently wanted at Valve! Among other things, to lend his/her expertise in the creation of even deeper next-gen gaming experiences.

Research Reveals: Violent Games do Not Increase Aggression Levels

Arkadiusz Strzala, 30 December 2020, 18:56

This is almost a taboo subject for the gaming community - the possible influence of violence in games on the behavior of young (and not only) people. However, the results of the latest, long-term research finally provide a definitive answer to this issue.

Video Games Promote Reading and Writing, Suggests a UK Survey

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 August 2020, 22:44

The British charity National Literary Trust has published the results of a survey on the relationship between video games and reading. The survey shows that gaming can be an incentive to develop writing and reading skills as well as empathy.

Gaming Disorder Survey Reveals Most Addictive Video Games

Peter Doron, 13 January 2020, 14:59

Clutch conducted a survey on „gaming disorder”, a new disease to be included in the International Classification of Diseases in 2022. Thanks to it, we got to know potentially the most addictive video games.

Oxford University: Obsessive Playing is Not Illness

Christian Pieniazek, 22 October 2019, 20:50

Research by the Oxford Internet Institute has shown that there is currently no evidence that excessive gambling is a illness. Instead, they argue that it is merely a symptom of wider problems unrelated to video games.

Industry Wants to Remove Gaming Disorder From IDC-11

Frozen, 29 May 2019, 20:39

In response to the World Health Organisation's decision to classify gaming addiction as a disease, the American ESA, in agreement with several other institutions, issued a statement calling for the withdrawal of the controversial decision.

Excessive Gaming Officially Recognised as Illness

Adrian Werner, 26 May 2019, 16:37

The World Health Organisation has officially adopted the new version of the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The controversial gaming disorder was added to the list.