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08.18.2009 5:43 pm

Study says average video game player is 35 and depressed

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Here we have a study that tells us the average video gamer (at least in the Seattle/Tacoma area) is 35 years old, male, chubby and depressed more often than non gamers.

This from a study by researchers at the federal Centers…

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07.20.2009 11:53 am

A few gaming gadgets that just might hurt you

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I’ll admit that I’m pretty much afraid of the Wii video gaming system. Afraid that I’ll look silly playing it. Afraid I might like one enough to want to buy one. Afraid I might injure myself.

Well, Tracey John at Wired.com…

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05.04.2009 3:37 pm

Offensive apps for the iPhone. What about my Blackberry?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

So I’m back in the office after spending a week at home, working on turning my attic into something more than a place to store junk.

Just before I left, one of the big stories in the tech world revolved around…

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04.13.2009 11:42 am

Violent video games may be good for your eyesight

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I’m actually having a little trouble believing the words I just wrote in that headline. Violent games good for the eyes. Really?

Well, a researcher at Tel Aviv University’s Goldschlager Eye Institute says it’s true. Uri Polat conducted a study -…

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02.25.2009 12:03 pm

Study shows online gamers prefer to play with those they already know

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

According to a recent study of Everquest II players, it looks like online gamers tend to spend most of their time hanging out with real world friends and family members. I guess I have to say this one surprises me…

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01.26.2009 12:06 pm

Are video games bad for your relationships? Maybe

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Meant to get to this last week, but I failed to do so. An interesting study came out of Brigham Young University that links video game play to poor relationships with family and friends.

Undergrad Alex Jensen and his faculty mentor, Laura…

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01.20.2009 5:18 pm

Old school tech gadgets that changed our world

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I don’t think I ever actually owned one, but I do have vivid memories of the Atari 2600. It belonged to one of my childhood friends back in Oklahoma. I was never all that good at it - or at…

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01.09.2009 8:13 pm

This driving simulator isn’t for you - yet

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As a lover of video games, one of the more interesting parts of my trip out here to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was a brief opportunity to climb behind the wheel of the Apex SC830. It’s a…

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01.05.2009 12:03 pm

The latest in technology will be on display here

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For sports writers, it’s the Super Bowl or the World Series. For technology writers, it’s the mammoth Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. That’s where I’ll be this week to report on all (or at least a lot of them) the…

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12.09.2008 12:35 pm

Study: More than half of adults play video games

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s official: If you aren’t out there playing video games of one sort or another, you are in the minority.

A study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 53 percent of American adults play video games. In…

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