Children who play a lot learn skills such as sitting, crawling and standing quicker. Play also leads to better health and wellbeing as they grow older.
Games like Connections require players to be flexible in how they access information in semantic memory in order to find new or remote associations between words.
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People young and old love the classic video game Tetris. A working knowledge of the spatial reasoning concepts underlying Tetris can set students up for success in mathematics.
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Our new Music and Games 2023 Benchmark aims to establish the scope and scale of Australia’s game music sector.
Teamwork is a common theme among the growing number of board games that deal with climate change.
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There is no doubt that open world games are popular – the latest instalment of the critically acclaimed Zelda series is no exception, selling over 10 million copies worldwide in the first three days.
The xenomorph from Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic, Alien.
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Ancient rituals and games possess characteristics like repetition, structure and the use of symbolic objects that aid students in understanding the world.
The original Minecraft is generally regarded as one of the most successful computer games ever made – but its spinoffs never come close to achieving the same success.
Dobble is a card game with rules that makes it sound easier than it actually is.
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Cold war intrigue and an international legal fight were behind one of the most popular video games ever.
Wizards of the Coast’s Open Game License has allowed companies to build hugely successful franchises based on the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game.
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Recent events have forced fans to reconcile their love of Dungeons & Dragons with the reality that the game’s owner, Wizards of the Coast, is a large corporation with commercial interests at heart.
Designed by Elizabeth Magie in the early 20th century, The Landlord Game would go on to inspire Monopoly.
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Accessibility can be a major barrier between people with disabilities and their favourite games.
The folded paper decorated with messages, numbers and fortunes printed under the flaps can spark conversation at gatherings or be given as a birthday card.
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