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Testosterone, territoriality and the ‘home advantage’ in football
The `home advantage` is well known in football. The majority of teams in all divisions score more goals and win more games at home than away. Factors such as crowd support, referee bias, and familiarity with a venue, have been used to explain home advantage. New research presented today, Saturday 16 March, at The British Psychological Society... view more... (2002-02-27)
New computer cluster solves 3500-year old game
Dutch computer scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have solved the game of awari. With optimal play from both players, the game ends in a draw. Awari (a mancala variant, that is also known as wari, owari, awalé, awélé, and ayo) is an ancient board game that originates from Africa, and is played worldwide now.... view more... (2002-08-29)
OPERATIONAL NOTE - NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST - Launch of FloodRanger - the new flood simulation computer game
When: 11:30am, Thursday 19th February 2004 Where: FutureFocus, DTI, 1 Victoria Street, SW1H 0ET Timetable: Video explaining the game and how it works - 6mins Time to play the game - 20mins Q&A - 5-10mins FloodRanger is a flood simulator that puts you in... view more... (2004-02-17)
Space games
Lack of awareness about UK involvement in space science and astronomy missions is widespread, but that could soon change for students in selected schools who are chosen for a test run of a new educational card game featuring scientific satellites. The game, developed by Mr David Smith, of the University of Leicester Space Research Centre, is... view more... (2002-06-11)
Football injuries in US high school athletes more severe during kickoff, punting
Injuries can occur during a sporting competition at any time. However, new research finds that during football, injuries sustained at the beginning or middle of a game are more severe compared to injuries sustained during the end or in overtime. view more (2009-08-13)
Flighty yet mighty
Those heading to the moors on August 12 may not be aware they are pitting their guns against the most powerful muscles on the planet. Leeds researcher Dr Graham Askew has calculated the muscle power generated by game birds such as quail, pheasant and grouse when taking flight, and found it to be the highest measured in any animal. Game birds... view more... (2003-08-11)
Does playing violent video games increase aggression in teenagers?
Playing violent video games seems to increase hostility and anger in teenagers, but it may not be just related to whether the game contains violence. A study carried out by Anna Warm, whilst at the Department of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, presented today Thursday 7 September at The British Psychological Society's Social... view more... (2000-08-25)
Researchers find the key to winning in extra-time - preparing 48 hrs before the game even begins
At the start of a match, every manager sets out confident of winning within the normal time period of the game. But a new study by Andy Foskett, working with Dr Clyde Williams from the School of Sport and Exercise Science at Loughborough University, not only recommends that all managers take a pessimistic approach and prepare for extra-time 48... view more... (2003-12-16)
Man winks and the computer thinks
To some extent, computers can speak and hear. But seeing is another matter, for the instantaneous interpretation of film sequences requires the processing of huge volumes of data. Visitors to CeBIT can take part in a computer game as a virtual controller. For computer fans and cineastes, "Tron" counts as the forefather of... view more... (2004-02-26)
Violent video games leave teenagers emotionally aroused
A new study has found that adolescents who play violent video games may exhibit lingering effects on brain function, including increased activity in the region of the brain that governs emotional arousal and decreased activity in the brain's executive function, which is associated with control, focus and concentration. view more (2006-11-29)
Fair Play in Chimpanzees
New research from the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany shows that unlike humans, chimpanzees conform to traditional economic models. The research, conducted by Keith Jensen, Josep Call and Michael Tomasello, used a modification of one of the most widely used and accepted economic tools, the ultimatum game... view more... (2007-10-08)
Surgeons with video game skill appear to perform better in simulated surgery skills course
In a study involving 12 surgeons and 21 surgical residents, video game skill was correlated with laparoscopic surgery skill as assessed during a simulated surgery skills course. view more (2007-02-20)
Study Shows the Upside of Anger
Here's a maxim from the "duh" department: People typically prefer to feel emotions that are pleasant, like excitement, and avoid those that are unpleasant, like anger. view more (2008-03-27)
Video game Everquest 2 provides new way to study human behavior, says U of Minnesota researcher
Can researchers study the populations of online video games, like Everquest 2, just as they study traditional communities like Miami, Pittsburgh or Minneapolis? view more (2009-03-02)
Immersion in virtual world alleviates pain from injury
Virtual reality games can help alleviate pain in children being treated for severe injuries, according to research published today in the Open Access, peer reviewed journal BMC Pediatrics. view more (2005-03-02)
You Wear Me Out: Thinking of Others Causes Lapses in Our Self-Control
Exerting self-control is exhausting. In fact, using self-control in one situation impairs our ability to use self-control in subsequent, even unrelated, situations. view more (2009-04-07)
Mayo Clinic shows adding activity to video games fights obesity
If playing video games makes kids less active - and contributes to obesity - why not create more video games that require activity? That's the question prompted by a Mayo Clinic research study published in the current issue of the medical journal Pediatrics. view more (2007-01-05)
Eu Funded Children's Software Project Launched
Children will soon be able to take a virtual tour of English history through the ages, thanks to a project launched this week and funded by the European Union's Information Society Technologies (IST) programme - part of Framework Programme Five (FP5). Following a successful application to the European funding programme, FP5, St. Albans Museum... view more... (2002-12-06)
Bizarre bird behavior predicted by game theory
A team of scientists, led by the University of Exeter, has used game theory to explain the bizarre behaviour of a group of ravens. Juvenile birds from a roost in North Wales have been observed adopting the unusual strategy of foraging for food in 'gangs'. view more (2009-02-25)
UT School of Public Health researchers develop game for HIV+ youth
Researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health have developed a game for HIV-positive youth, +CLICK, designed to reduce secondary transmission of the virus. view more (2009-06-24)
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