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WIAA football: Top 10 games of the first round of the playoffs
A number of key matchups for USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin-area high school football teams highlight the first week of the WIAA playoffs
Why Kids Should Make the Video Games They Love to Play
Making video games is a fun way to get kids coding and thinking carefully about what makes a compelling game.
How Do Video Games Affect Your Vision?
Excessive video gaming can lead to blurred vision, headaches and even nearsightedness, but gaming also comes with a few vision benefits.
Video games are more addictive than ever. This is what happens when kids can’t turn them off.
More parents are worried that their kids can't separate from games.
How Video Games Can Teach Your Brain to Fight Depression
What’s the opposite of play? Your first instinct is probably to say: “work.” But there’s another, better answer to the same question that could be the ...
Will Doctors Soon Be Prescribing Video Games For Mental Health?
Dozens of games and apps claim to improve your memory or make you smarter or reduce stress. But do they really? Developers say the next step is clinically valid proof of cognitive gains.
10 Phrases That Have Totally Different Meanings Once You Have Children
Because party games aren't what they used to be. This whole parenting thing can take you by surprise... An Allstate Agent gets it. Check out new, surprising ways they can help lighten the load.
Learn on Code Studio
Anyone can learn computer science. Make games, apps and art with code.
Icebreaker Games: How To Get To Know Your Office
There are multiple "icebreaker games" that you can do to get to know your office. We've simplified the process and made it easy for you
Can Games Help Your Company Innovate?
"Innovation Games" help encourage idea generation, convert those ideas into innovations and support an innovative culture for your business.
When Computer Games May Keep the Brain Nimble
Playing computer games can slow and even reverse declines in brain function associated with aging, a recent study found. But crossword puzzles, widely believed to keep the brain nimble, didn't help at all.
How Games Lead Kids to the Good Stuff: Understanding Context
With game-based learning students learn how to solve the problems in context. They understand how the equations they are solving fit into the world. The question, “Why do I need to know this?” is rendered obsolete. It is more than just subject matter, more than just content. There’s context. Students understand how integer partitions work within a system.
Is your dog a genius? Try these games with your pooch to find out
Try these games to find out what kind of personality and intelligence your dog has.
I tried Hopscotch, the surprisingly powerful app that lets you make small games without coding
For such a playful looking app, there's a lot of power under the hood.
Video Games As Learning Tools—Fact or Fiction?
There's been a resurgence in using video games as valuable learning tools. Neuroscientists are asking: can commercial hits promote cognitive traits that transfer to real life?
Brutality is common in video games, but not sexual violence. Why?
In computer games, sexual violence and pedophilia are not as pervasive as warfare and murder. Why is that? What makes gamers drawn to some forms of violence, but not to others?
Do Your Children Play Video Games?
Parents often feel guilty about how much time their kids spend playing video games and they sometimes have questions about whether their kids should play them at all. When I speak on issues related to families and technology I’m always asked to addresses kids and their games. I take a shot at doing that here. You can purchase the Circle device mentioned in the video here. Transcript Over the last few weeks, I’ve had a bunch of opportunities to speak …
Autism and Video Games, Good Playmates?
A hallmark of autism is difficulty with social interaction and communication, and therapy typically involves trying to boost these skills. But what if activities that seem antisocial, namely screen-based technology such as video games and computers, can help children with autism spectrum disorder? Could video games be good playmates?
Are Video Games Really Better When You Play as Yourself?
Ever dreamed of sprinting through a pixelated world, head-butting mysterious blocks, jumping on sentient mushrooms, and battling an evil turtle to rescue the princess? Of course, you have. But not all dreams should …
Use IFTTT to Find Cheap and Free Video Games Online
If This Then That is great for everything from managing your savings to archiving your favorite songs on Spotify, but did you know you can also use it to find free video games? There are dozens of applets (IFTTT’s name for any combination of triggers and actions used through the service) designed to help you track gaming giveaways.
