Are video games good for adult brains?
Recent studies indicate that video games have the potential to improve executive functions in older adults. A study by Basak et al. (2007) found that 70-year-old adults showed improvement in […]
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Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart Tour is the mobile installment of the classic Mario Kart series. All of the classic Mario characters take to the race track, with the player in charge of […]
Autism and Video Games
Recent studies indicate that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder may benefit from video games that help children learn to recognize emotions. One study conducted by the University of Alabama at […]
Dr. Mario World
Dr. Mario World takes one of gaming’s most recognizable characters (Mario) and puts him into a match-3 style game. In this game, viruses have infected the land of Mario. Everyone–hero and […]
Can Music Help Kids Study and Learn?
For most of my professional career, there has been a widespread belief that listening to music will distract kids from effective studying. I have always questioned this assumption, as have […]
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite takes the wizarding world of Harry Potter and “brings it to our world” using augmented reality style gaming. The premise is that magic items and creatures […]
Magic Golf
Magic Golf is essentially miniature golf where the ball looks like a bunny. To hit or putt the ball, the player pulls back on the screen until the meter reads […]
Letters & Sodas
Letters & Sodas is a puzzle game with a Scrabble influence. The player is given a target word and a set of letter tiles. The letter tiles will include more […]
Fish and Trip
The game Fish and Trip gives the player one small fish and asks the player to keep it alive. In order to accomplish this, the player must collect other fish […]
Decipher: The Brain Game
Decipher: The Brain Game is a lines and gears puzzle game set on a backdrop of outer-space and constellations. Each level shows a puzzle with several lines and […]
