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Gamification, education and our children
Gamification and education Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Thieves sell hijacked accounts with in-demand skins online after locking out original owners.
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Fortnite was the most outstanding and unexpected success of 2018, hitting 78.3 million players in August, and bumping developer Epic Games to a US$15 billion dollar valuation.
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Does your kid talk endlessly about Tilted Towers and V-Bucks?
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The phenomenon, known as ‘emotion-induced blindness’, does not prove that video games cause violent behaviour, researchers say
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Ziplines, planes, and a peaceful new mode are just part of the newest update—and they top gaming news this week.
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Creative mode, to launch on 6 December, will let gamers construct and play in their own environments without fear of attack
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The breakout hit game of the year has received a lot of bad press in tabloid media for its violence and perceived addictive qualities. But it's also the cause of a global dance fever, writes Seamus Byrne.
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'I've never seen a game that has such control over kids' minds. '
Fortnite Battle Royale seems to be the "addictive" technology game of moment :( -Lon
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A video uploaded to YouTube last month depicted an avatar in a video game physically assaulting a female character until she was unconscious. Should that be allowed in today's gaming culture?
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Video games and novels have more in common than you might think. Jeremy Klemin explains how the logic of both involves enigmas and resolutions.
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Alongside thick textbooks and study guides, biomedical students at Drexel University may find themselves playing video games in preparation for exam
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How violence is punished or rewarded is part of the challenge of playing, and always has been
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A gamer in Melbourne has had his assets frozen in connection with a popular video game cheat. He’s one of many being sued by game companies worldwide, raising questions about copyright law and the policing of online civility.
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Tencent will check the identities of all its gamers in China by 2019 with the aim of limiting the hours young people spend playing.
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‘The games that are competitively viable in the collegiate sphere have real depth, have deep levels of strategy, and require strategic teamwork.’
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The classics can take you back in time — and are probably easier to recapture than you think.
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Henri Danke is a climate scientist helping kids with their concerns about the environment through Fortnite.
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Electronic gambling machines can be highly addictive, and are associated with very high rates of gambling harm. Many of the mechanisms of this potential for addiction are now becoming clearer.
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A new live gaming experience allows audience members to play the controversial game Escape From Woomera, while listening to former detainees.
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From online communities to boot camps, people are seeking help for problem gaming. But what do we know about the best way to treat it?
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If you want your daughter to study science, encourage her to play video games.
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From online communities to boot camps, people are seeking help for problem gaming. But what do we know about the best way to treat it?
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More than half of Australian parents of tweens and teens have covered the bill for unapproved online spending.
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Ken Wong reckons games can take you on the same emotional journey as a book or a film — and can even make you cry.
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I enjoy video games, but I’m not good at playing them and I don’t want to be