So much of modern life is spent on screens: Zoom meetings and websites, smartphones and videogames, televisions and social media.
video games
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
Boys are the main source of parents’ concern, and maybe rightly so. 69 per cent of boys aged 9–17 report that they play daily, while only 15%–19% of the girls do the same.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
Purchasing Loot Boxes in Video Games Associated With Problem Gambling Risk, Says Study
Gamers who buy “loot boxes” are up to two times more likely to gamble.
Over a third (37%) of mobile gamers in the UK spend more than ten hours per week gaming on their mobile devices.
- Society & Culture
Sims 5 Release: Predecessor Sims 4 Revealed Among ‘Most Addictive Video Games’
by News Releaseby News ReleaseVideo games even in their simplest forms like puzzles still can hook players in for hours at a time.
One of the most addictive features of games is that many do not have pre-defined ends – this is most common in MMORPG games.
- Business & Industry
Highest-Paying Jobs in UK’s Video Game Industry, New Study Reveals
by News Releaseby News ReleaseA new study revealed that game developers, marketing managers and QA testers are the professionals in the video games industry earning the highest salaries.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
New Research Raises Questions About Sexist Attitudes in the Gaming World
by News Releaseby News ReleaseNew research by psychologists at Edge Hill University suggests that gendered violence in video games does not increase sexist attitudes in male gamers.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
New Video Game Company Deepwell DTx Unites Games Vets and Medical Experts to Harness the Therapeutic Power of Interactive Entertainment
by News Releaseby News ReleaseVideo games with the potential to change lives that will be available worldwide to anyone with an internet connection and a desire to better themselves.
- Business & Industry
Brits Take Solace from Work Meetings, by Sneakily Gaming on Their Handsets
by News Releaseby News ReleaseThe results reveal Brits secretly game in the workplace to give themselves a breather, with over one in 10 playing games on their phones during meetings (11%).
From challenging plan games to action-packed shooting games, there’s hardly any individual who does not like video games.
- Mind & Brain
Video Gamers Skills Enhanced by Training 10 Minutes a Day, According to New Research
by News Releaseby News ReleaseVideo gamers can significantly improve their esport skills by training for just 10 minutes a day.
- Mind & Brain
New Research Explores How Using a Video Game Can Help Us Understand the Origin of Emotions
by Psychregby PsychregEmotions are complex phenomena that influence our minds, bodies, and behaviour.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
Internet Gamers Are Not More Prone to Psychiatric Disorders, Says New Study
by Psychregby PsychregSome youth play so much and develop such big problems that a new diagnosis called internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been proposed.
- Mind & Brain
Playing Video Games as a Child Can Improve Working Memory Years Later
by Psychregby PsychregA number of studies have shown how playing video games can lead to structural changes in the brain.