Gamertell

A recent Radio Iowa article on Iowa State University researcher and assistant Psychology professor Douglas Gentile confirms the need for parental guidance and supervision when it comes to video games. Gentile has stated that he believes parents and guardians should pay closer attention to the ratings on game boxes when… Continue Reading »

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced Monday (November 12, 2007) that it will use its $8.25 million grant to fund project contributions that aid in RWJF’s Games for Health Project to develop and create games that improve health through interactive games. The primary research will be held at the… Continue Reading »

Researchers at McGill University in Montreal have created what could potentially be the greatest application for gaming in daily life – an anxiety and stress relieving game. Originally designed to help patients cope with anxiety, the Matrix (no relation to the “Whoa!” movies or games of the same name) reduces… Continue Reading »

Nottingham Trent University researchers will publish a paper on the social interactions of Massively Multiplayer Online players in an upcoming issue of the peer reviewed journal CyberPsychology and Behavior. The renowned UK educational institution released some preliminary data from the study in a press statement today (August 15, 2007.) Almost… Continue Reading »

University of Illinois researchers recently studied the impact of video game magazine’s depictions of overly muscular male characters on the drive for muscularity among preadolescent boys. According to the News Bureau of the University of Illinois, the study consisted of two rounds of testing conducted one year apart with researchers… Continue Reading »