Are Video Games Good For Kids?

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Kids Have a ‘Doggone’ Good Time with
Launch of RAGGS Kids Club Band Video
Series

Kids Have a ‘Doggone’ Good Time with
Launch of RAGGS Kids Club Band Video
Series 08/10/2004 03:43 AM
[PRWEB Aug 10, 2004]

Video games calm kids before surgery

Video games calm kids before surgery 12/30/2004 11:42 PM
TechSpot Dec 31 2004 3:22AM GMT

Getting Kids To Program Old School Video
Games

Getting Kids To Program Old School Video
Games 04/06/2005 06:48 AM
It seems that every recent story about Atari has been about their attempts (in their modern form -- quite different from the original Atari) to make a killing on the nostalgia market, offering up classic games from years back to today's adults -- either on computers or (increasingly) on mobile phones. However, it appears that many feel the basic concepts of old Atari videogames are still valuable for game designers to learn -- resulting in a competition to design new games for the Atari 2600. Of course, there's one twist: the games needed to be created in 24 hours. While the story is amusing to read, what it really does is remind people that, despite all the amazing graphics found in today's game, a game is still about gameplay at its core -- which many of today's game designers seem to forget.

Smartass kids slamming classic video
games

Smartass kids slamming classic video
games 12/28/2004 06:55 AM
Cory Doctorow: Child's Play is EGM's recurring feature in which kids who play video games are sat down in front of game classics like Tetris and Adventure and Donkey Kong, then encouraged to deliver scathing hilarious commentary on the general suck of yesteryear's treasured games as compared to today's offerings.

Bobby: I've played this on my cell phone.

EGM: [Pointing to the humans on the ground] What do they look like?

Parker: They look like those little characters in the game Life, the little people you have to stick in your car.

EGM: Before this came out in compilations, we used to put quarters in arcade machines.

Parker: You wasted quarters on this?

EGM: Yeah.

Parker: That's so sad.

Link (via Foe Romeo)

Ads In Video Games And (Apparently) A
Good PR Staff

Ads In Video Games And (Apparently) A
Good PR Staff 04/11/2005 08:49 AM
People have been talking for years about the idea of ads in video games -- and, in fact, they've been showing up more and more. One of the issues, though, was always keeping the ads up-to-date. With that in mind, a few companies have been experimenting with ways to do so. In fact, there were stories last year about companies working on exactly that. So, with that in mind, it's not clear why just about every publication seems to feel the need to talk about a me-too offering that seems to do the same thing. However, the San Jose Merc, News.com, the New York Times, Reuters and plenty of others all seem to be carrying the story. Apparently, this particular firm has a fairly impressive PR team. Most of these articles seem to just be parroting the story that the company wanted released, which doesn't seem particularly interesting at all. They're just adding dynamic ads into video games. That doesn't seem particularly special. What would be interesting is whether or not anyone actually pays attention to these ads, or if they're a complete waste -- but only the NY Times piece seems to even question that, and they don't go too deeply into it, either.

Good Vibrations: Video Games on a
Cellphone, With Feedback

Good Vibrations: Video Games on a
Cellphone, With Feedback 06/17/2005 03:54 PM
The SCH-N330 from Samsung, the first mobile phone released in the United States, takes the tremble another step.

Planetwide Games to Publish Pixel
Poppers™ Library of 80 Video Arcade
Games

Planetwide Games to Publish Pixel
Poppers™ Library of 80 Video Arcade
Games 06/05/2005 10:52 PM
Games based on uWink Game Library Developed by Nolan Bushnell. [PRWEB May 18, 2005]

Fun games for kids as holiday gifts

Fun games for kids as holiday gifts 12/04/2003 09:38 AM
SiliconValley.com Dec 4 2003 8:44AM ET

True Statistics ... and then there are
those games for the kids! Fun for
everyone!

True Statistics ... and then there are
those games for the kids! Fun for
everyone! 05/02/2004 04:34 AM
Darwin-Free Fun for Creationists

nytimes.com/2004/05/01/arts/01DINO.html
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Blair reveals some games 'unsuitable'
for kids

Blair reveals some games 'unsuitable'
for kids 09/15/2004 11:57 AM
That's why the law already bans their sale to minors, Tony...

Parents lie to get kids into good
schools (Reuters)

Parents lie to get kids into good
schools (Reuters) 04/18/2004 10:47 PM
Reuters - More than a quarter of parents are willing to lie to get their children into good state-run schools, a survey has found.

Women with kids flock to play online
games

Women with kids flock to play online
games 07/15/2004 10:20 PM
Afr.com - Thu Jul 15, 08:46 pm GMT

UK study shocker: "18" ratings not
keeping games from kids

UK study shocker: "18" ratings not
keeping games from kids 06/24/2005 03:33 PM
A study shows that parents know about age ratings for games, but they're not using them to make decisions about what kids play. The kids also know about the ratings, and they are taking them into consideration.

TCS: Tech Central Station - Good News!
The Kids Are Alright

TCS: Tech Central Station - Good News!
The Kids Are Alright 07/19/2004 11:26 AM
Just when you became convinced that our culture was doomed .. this piece by Jim Glassman .. James K. Glassman argues .. this Tech Central column .. second

techcentralstation.com/071604E.html
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Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines.

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines. 08/20/2004 06:29 AM
Three O'clock Ltd., a mobile entertainment company, announces the launch of the world's first video magazine service for mobile phones. Subscribers can gain free access to 60 video magazines to watch and read on their java-enabled mobile phones. Coinciding with the launch of the Three O'clock video magazine service, the company is offering 5 special magazines covering Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing and Female Fashion. [PRWEB Aug 20, 2004]

"Child?s Play II ? 1UP subjects today?s
kids to yesterday?s classic games"

"Child?s Play II ? 1UP subjects today?s
kids to yesterday?s classic games" 12/27/2004 09:35 PM

Games at work may be good for you

Games at work may be good for you 11/07/2003 05:31 AM
BBC Nov 7 2003 4:58AM ET

Wishing For A Video Game To Explain
Cancer To Kids

Wishing For A Video Game To Explain
Cancer To Kids 06/28/2004 05:22 AM
Every time you hear about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, it usually involves a kid who wants to meet an athlete, musician or movie star. Those requests probably aren't all that difficult to fulfill. However, when Ben Duskin, a child with Leukemia, decided he wanted a video game that could teach children what cancer was all about, it turned out to be a fairly difficult request. Eventually, though, the Foundation tracked down a game programmer from LucasArts who worked with Ben to create the game he wanted and which he hopes will help other kids understand what they're going through. They're now offering the game as a free download off their website. It doesn't sound like the most sophisticated game, but obviously that's not the point.

U.N. Video Game Encourages Kids to Feed,
Not Kill

U.N. Video Game Encourages Kids to Feed,
Not Kill 04/15/2005 09:46 AM
Extreme Tech Apr 15 2005 1:15PM GMT

Good Online FPS Games/Servers For
Beginners?

Good Online FPS Games/Servers For
Beginners? 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
Slashdot Feb 9 2004 10:14PM GMT

hi can any one tell me is ATI Radeon
9600se 128 MB good for Latest games

hi can any one tell me is ATI Radeon
9600se 128 MB good for Latest games 08/14/2004 04:35 AM
TechTree Aug 14 2004 8:48AM GMT

All for Ads Within Video Games

All for Ads Within Video Games 06/25/2004 03:53 PM
Advertising revenue is a great opportunity for video game makers.

Video Games

Video Games 12/02/2003 01:19 AM
On September 22nd of this year I pre-ordered Gran Turismo 4 through work. The listed release date for the game was November. The next month...

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again 05/23/2004 02:57 PM
Boston Globe May 23 2004 5:48PM GMT

This Month's Top 10 PC Video Games

This Month's Top 10 PC Video Games 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
Half-Life 2 (Full Product, PC) City of Heroes (Full Product, PC) Unreal Tournament 2004 (Full Product, PC) Far Cry (Full Product, PC) Half-Life Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (Full Product) Half-Life Counter Strike (Full Product, PC) Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (Full Product, PC) Battlefield Vietnam (Full Product, PC) Call Of Duty (Full Product, PC) Warcraft 3 BattleChest (Full Product, PC/Mac)

Coming soon: ads in video games

Coming soon: ads in video games 04/11/2005 11:27 AM
CNN Money Apr 11 2005 3:35PM GMT

Education Via Video Games

Education Via Video Games 08/16/2004 06:48 AM

Video games to get emotional! !

Video games to get emotional! ! 08/30/2004 01:52 PM
123Bharath.com Aug 30 2004 5:59PM GMT

Chatting up video games

Chatting up video games 05/27/2004 06:29 AM
Chicago Tribune May 27 2004 10:51AM GMT

Video games get raunchy

Video games get raunchy 05/13/2004 09:40 AM

Video Games Aren't Just For Guys...
Again

Video Games Aren't Just For Guys...
Again 09/01/2004 08:58 PM
Every few month or so, there seems to be some random story about how only guys play video games, and how a bigger effort needs to be made to make games for women. Of course, nearly every attempt to target women specifically has failed -- but what people haven't noticed is that women are playing games all the time. In fact, they're considered some of the hardest core gamers, though, more focused on word and puzzle type games. However, that's clearly not all. New studies are showing that as new games become more character driven, instead of kill-everything-driven, women are playing those games as well. As obvious as it seems, it appears the trick to getting women to buy into video games wasn't to make games for women, but to make games for everyone.

Video games in court

Video games in court 02/07/2005 02:07 AM
Cory Doctorow: I wrote a short story called Anda's Game that Salon published last year -- it's about kids working in sweatshops playing Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs, grinding through repetitive tasks to earngold for sleazy operators who sell the product of their labor on eBay. The inspiration came from a real-world account of that sort of sweatshops, which has hit the news again today, in a story about the courtroom shenanigans stemming from video games:

A multiplayer online game is sued for allowing its players to dress up like comic book heroes. An upstart company winds up in court for creating a Tijuana sweatshop to manufacture digital weaponry.

A funny thing is happening in these sprawling online multiplayer arenas. The ultimate in digital escapism, virtual worlds keep ending up in the ultimate in depressing reality: the courts.

Link (Thanks, Rob and Aaman!)

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again (Reuters)

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again (Reuters) 05/23/2004 09:23 AM
Reuters - Hold on to something long enough, the theory goes -- a car, a tie or even a hairstyle -- and eventually it will be cool again.

Video games on a Movie T

Video games on a Movie T 08/29/2004 12:50 PM
Techzonez Aug 29 2004 5:21PM GMT

Video Games Gone Wild!

Video Games Gone Wild! 10/29/2003 12:11 AM
Check out the hottest and newest XCubeStation titles. By David Cross from Wired magazine.

Sports video games

Sports video games 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
Reading this Salon article on sports video games brought back a ton of memories from college. I never got into Madden properly, but I played a ton of Tecmo Bowl, Tecmo Super Bowl, and NHL '94, the latter of which is, in my estimation, the best sports video game of all time (with which Stewart would agree, I'm sure). A quote from the article: [Bo] Jackson isn't the only athlete... (with comments)

Video Games Hit The Big Screen

Video Games Hit The Big Screen 08/28/2004 10:16 PM

Best Selling Video Games

Best Selling Video Games 07/09/2004 06:39 PM
The NPD Group has released their latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US. This list is for the week ending June 26th. Most startling is the fact the Sims made number 7! Who in their right minds plays the Sims? :o)

Academics get serious about video games

Academics get serious about video games 02/13/2004 05:10 PM
San Jose Mercury News Feb 13 2004 9:45PM GMT
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