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Books about gamers for librarians, teachers

by Lucy Newman on Sep 9, 2008 at 06:27 PM

In the Los Angeles Times, writer Alex Pham reports that the San Fernando Library encourages youth to play video games and even invites them to be as loud as they like. “It lets teens be more comfortable with the library and become familiar with librarians,” San Fernando librarian Lydia Harlan… Continue Reading »

Study suggests men’s brains more rewarded from gaming than women’s

by Richard Snyder on Feb 7, 2008 at 09:39 AM

ScienceDaily reports that men are more liable to get rewarding feelings from videogames than women, according to an imaging study conducted by the Stanford University School of Medicine.  This supposedly may help explain why males are more likely to become hooked on videogames than females. Analysis of the data showed… Continue Reading »

French video game developers elligible for tax breaks

by Pulkit Chandna on Dec 19, 2007 at 08:41 PM

The Associated Press has reported that European Union regulators have given the go-ahead to a proposed tax break for game developers in France. Developers can enjoy the tax break for any game that has any cultural content. The tax break can be seen as an incentive for developers to create… Continue Reading »

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