Boys who don't play videogames 'are at risk' Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
Boys who don't play videogames at all are at greater risk of getting into trouble than those who play violent games occasionally, according to two Harvard psychologists. The pair also said there was also no evidence to suggest violent games turn young people into criminals or violent people, despite some media reports.
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New research reveals kids who don't play videogames at all are more at risk of violent tendencies Posted: 3 months ago by charbarred
In the history of videogames, no greater argument has ever surfaced than the argument that violence in videogames have a direct correlation with actual, real-life violence involving kids or teenagers.
Now, it seems that the matter can be settled with the results of a study that not only went on for several years and interviewed hundreds of individuals, but was also funded by the government/
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Games for the Brain - Cool games with cool rewards Posted: 1 year ago by Moe
Here are a bunch of interesting games to play online. While you play, you may get gold cups which you can turn in at the website for a link to a randomly selected classical style painting (a lot of the games use them as well). My favorite game is Counterfeit.
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101 Free Online Games! Posted: 2 years ago by T3ND3R
okay so there are tons of free games online...most of which suck. but this article from the editors at Games For Windows sifts thru the crap to bring you 101+ of the best free games online! it also has links to all the games!
yay for more wasting time at work!!!
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Play PC Games On Your PLAYSTATION 3 Posted: 6 months ago by punthe
StreamMyGame.com announced today the release of its free Linux Player, an application that enables you to play any PC game via a PlayStation 3 running Linux.
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Does V-Tech Killer's violent one act play shed some light on motive? Posted: 1 year ago by BrownTrout
The Virginia Tech killer was referred to counseling after professors read his violent one-act play entitled "Richard McBeef." It features a 13-year-old boy who murders his father and accuses his stepfather of pedophilia. At one point, the child's mother brandishes a chain saw at the stepfather. The play ends with the man striking the child with "a deadly blow.
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Disabled people with unusable limbs can still play games Posted: 1 year ago by danswayuk
This is technology at its best and I can see soon this technology will take over the world; The Project Epoc Human Interactive Gaming Helmet is technology that even lets disabled people with unusable limbs still play games on a console
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Pop that! Korean "breakdance boys" take on the world Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Break dancing, the athletic high-energy street dance, is a uniquely U.S. phenomenon and the best break dancers or B-boys and B-girls are American, right? Wrong.
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Oklahoma's Game Law Struck Down Posted: 10 months ago by punthe
Oklahoma has struck down a law that would fine people for disseminating violent videogames to children, $1,000 for each offense, even if those people happen to be the parents of the children who receive the games.
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Mind Games: Computer Head Set Lets Brain Control Action Posted: 2 weeks ago by punthe
Emotiv, a San Francisco-based collection of mad scientist and computer engineers, say they've developed a headset that allows you to play videogames with your mind.
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Sony Announces $150 No Blu-ray PS3 Posted: 4 months ago by punthe
On August 12, Sony will launch a PLAYSTATION 3 that will retail for $149.99. Again, this unit will not feature a Blu-ray drive, and if you're wondering how you play games on it, Sony has a simple explanation for you.
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Games kids play!!!!!! Posted: 1 year ago by nesbyniccolo
Time to relive your chilhood with this short list of games you played when you were a child.
I know some are missing? What's your favorite?
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Ancient Maya sacrificed boys not virgin girls: study Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
The victims of human sacrifice by Mexico's ancient Mayans, who threw children into water-filled caverns, were likely boys and young men not virgin girls as previously believed.
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Young Girls Fatter Than Boys Posted: 1 year ago by VooDooPeacock
A Swedish study found that girls are far more likely to have a Body Mass Index of over 30 (morbid obesity) than boys of the same age.
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US Kids Find It Easy To Buy Adult-Rated Videogames: Survey Posted: 8 months ago by punthe
The video-game rating system restricting the sale of violent games to minors has not been applied correctly in the United States, where teenagers can easily buy them in stores.
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Don't let your sons grow up to play football Posted: 1 year ago by hisidea
One writer's hard-headed case against letting boys play what experts say is the most dangerous organized sport.
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Play Commodore 64 Games Online Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Not sure how many members here are old enough to remember the venerable Commodore 64 line of computers. I had one and it was great. Now you can play all those games online, in your browser, no download needed.
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Play The News Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
Think the news is boring? Well here is a site that may change your mind. It is a community driven experience – imagine fantasy sports meets the evening news. Roleplaying, prediction of real world events and more are combined into a new fun learning experience.
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School Refuses To Allow Female To Referee Boys Basketball Game Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
They claim that their God has told them that a woman, could not be put in a position of authority over boys. <groan> another Islamic bashing post you ask? No, this was in Kansas and a self-described "catholic" school.
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Two boys arrested after holding up store with a Squirt Gun! Posted: 1 year ago by jokestarter
Two Kansas boys, 11 and 14, are accused of robbing a discount store using only a squirt gun. The boys allegedly walked into the store and displayed the weapon while demanding cash. The clerk struggled with the older boy while the younger one reached into a register and grabbed money. Luckily there were no TSA Agents around to confiscate the water.
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Gay couple left free to abuse boys - because social workers feared being branded homophobic Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
A homosexual foster couple were left free to sexually abuse vulnerable boys in their care because social workers feared being accused of discrimination if they investigated complaints.
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