Within days of its release the new Pokémon Go had got people pounding the streets trying to capture virtual creatures. But already there are concerns over the risks it poses to gamers.
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Many think that men are simply better than women at video games. Researchers recently compared performances of male and female gamers to determine if there’s truth to this assumption.
If game producers get better at targeting older gamers, many effects of aging - social, cognitive and physical - could be reduced.
The ability to track where you are looking on screen opens up new options for video game players and developers. But is eye-tracking technology a gimmick or a game changer for the gaming industry?
They may offer a cloak of anonymity, but you can peep behind the veil and learn a little about who’s at the controls.
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Senior Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, University of York
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ARC DECRA Fellow and Associate Professor, Emerging Technologies, Deakin University
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University of Cape Town
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C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Applied Game Design, Miami University
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Professor of Communication, University of California, Davis
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Media and Information, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Ohio Northern University
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Research Fellow, Microsoft Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, University of Michigan
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Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
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Professor of Mobile Media and Games., RMIT University
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Professor of Psychology, Wichita State University
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Professor of Digital Communication, Queensland University of Technology
