Computer games 'good for you'

Evening Standard - London;  November 1, 1999 ;   FRANK THORNE;   88 words ...CHILDREN playing computer games do better at school, new research has revealed. Contrary...There is very little evidence of any damage from computer games," said psychology professor Kevin Durkin, of the University of Western Australia. The research compared school performances of ...

Business Options; Computer games.(Business News)

Manila Bulletin;  September 27, 2007 ;     681 words ......J. Vistro I do not know much about computer games. In fact I do not know most of the...express my opinion on the effects of computer games on our youth, especially on their studies...Author) The above view of an Expert on Computer games is very timely and appropriate. Indeed...

Schools: From Pokemon to Plato New research shows that far from harming...

The Independent - London;  May 2, 2002 ;   MARY BRAID;   787 words ......his first computer game. Since then, computer games have grown into a multi billion-pound...generation, worries about the effect computer games may have had on her sons. Only Suki...part to play in that. Does she think computer games have any educational value? Janis laughs...

All in a Day's Play; Keeping it virtually real at Richmond's Computer...

Seven Days;  October 12, 2005 ;   Anonymous;   787 words ......Bauman is editor-in-chief of Computer Games, a monthly national magazine...Richmond, Vermont, that caters to computer-games enthusiasts. His job, when...cities, is previewing new computer games and hardware, reviewing existing...

1m to take Scots computer games success to a new level

Scotland on Sunday;  September 5, 1999 ;   Peter Warren;   500 words ...A COMPUTER games centre is to receive a further GBP...develop the International Centre for Computer Games and Virtual Entertainment based at...to support Scotland's burgeoning computer games industry, which has seen such success...

Computer games 'should be in class'.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 5, 2006 ;     220 words ......HARRIS TEACHERS should use commercial computer games in classes, a Government backed report...pupils can learn vital skills from computer games in lessons, such as negotiating and...Education and Skills. This would help computer games bosses break into the lucrative schools...

In the new, gender-tracked world of children's computer games, Girls get...

The Boston Globe;  February 21, 1999 ;   Matthew Brelis, Globe Staff;   787 words ......writer. Not long ago, the creation of computer games was heralded as a fresh chance to break...years. In fact, the top six selling computer games for girls in 1998 were all Barbie games...those who study the issue say most of computer games marketed to girls tend to instill ...

Fed: Eros calls for NVE computer games classification

AAP General News (Australia);  August 24, 2001 ;     387 words ......08-24-2001 Fed: Eros calls for NVE computer games classification By Max Blenkin CANBERRA...currently banned sexually explicit computer games. Eros Foundation spokeswoman Polly...classification to handle adult sexual computer games." Ms McGee said it was time the real...

Computer Games Shutdown Called Partial Fix of Time Management; Real Issue...

The Washington Post;  July 29, 1997 ;   Stephen Barr;   787 words ......require federal agencies to remove computer games from all government computers, Sen...taxpayers are paying people to play computer games," Faircloth told his colleagues. He...July 17 without opposition, because computer games "do nothing but decrease productivity...

SA: Surgeons and computer games give the young hope

AAP General News (Australia);  August 19, 2008 ;     133 words ......08-19-2008 SA: Surgeons and computer games give the young hope New research shows people who excel at computer games can also excel in highly technical...theatre .. also score high on computer games. Professor MARTIN WESTWELL...

Value of playing computer games

New Straits Times;  May 9, 2002 ;   Ahmad Faiz;   787 words ......05-09-2002 Value of playing computer games Byline: Ahmad Faiz Edition...about the value of playing computer games, they are likely to give it...up. And why not? For them, computer games are part of an industry that...

Game on for hi-tech wizards; Careers in computer games Michelle Rushton...

Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  January 19, 2006 ;     393 words ......Michelle Rushton What does a career as a computer games developer involve? If you went crazy...maybe you should consider a career as a computer games developer. The role of a computer games developer is to produce games for PCs...

Is chess better than computer games for a child's development?(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  December 16, 2004 ;     787 words ......Wales are being urged to put down their computer games and sign up for a 'cooler sport for...more intellectually stimulating than computer games? HAVING spent my childhood playing computer games and chess, I can give a very personal...

From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games

Journal of American & Comparative Cultures;  October 1, 2000 ;   Jackson, Kathy Merlock;   787 words ......Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games. Justine Cassell and Henry Jenkins...social construct of gender relate to computer games and, more importantly, to our computer-driv...Barbie to Moral Kombat: Gender and Computer Games, editors Justine Cassell and Henry...

Game for a degree?; new course in computer games technology at Paisley...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 2, 2001 ;     511 words ......particularly smart to play some of the computer games around just now, but you certainly...figures show that almost 40 million computer games were sold in the UK alone during 1999...Paisley has launched a new degree in Computer Games Technology. To show how seriously they...