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Games could predict whether you’re color blind, a gambler, or have ADD

Lukasz Twardowski, a young Polish entrepreneur, recently made an unexpected discovery. By analyzing data from video games, he thinks he’ll be able to predict whether players are color blind, have Alzheimer’s disease, or suffer from various learning and development disorders.

He can already use this data to tell whether players are gamblers, cheaters, or minors, so the profiling of medical conditions is not that distant, Twardowski claims.

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Sadie21004315d ago

I'm happy if they can just catch the cheaters! Maybe destroy their computers while they're at it.

clrlite4315d ago (Edited 4315d ago )

"By analyzing data from video games, he thinks he’ll be able to predict whether players are color blind, have Alzheimer’s disease, o...."

duh....

Thought provoking, interesting, important, and potentially scary article though.

Skate-AK4315d ago

I don't think it can predict gambling though. People play a poker game might go all in on a bluff knowing that if they lose it will have no real life consequence. They might take a jump they are not sure they can make knowing they won't get hurt/die in reality.

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Disney And Kabam Announce Mirrorverse

Disney fans may love this as it does sound interesting. Get ready to fight foes in an alternate reality filled with beloved Disney and Pixar characters! Today, Disney and Kabam revealed Disney Mirrorverse, an all-new Action Role-Playing Game RPG for mobile devices.

NecrumOddBoy1511d ago

I see "mobile" I cringe. Why?

Garethvk1511d ago

Pay to play under the guise of free to play.

NecrumOddBoy1511d ago

Such a waste. I wish mobile started charging regular pricing and got rid of microtransactions.

MasterChief36241510d ago (Edited 1510d ago )

@NecrumOddBoy That's how mobile gaming used to be. It was very hard to find games for legitimately free. Usually the best you got was a separate demo version, but most stuff was paid. It was overall cheaper, usually (aside from Square-Enix's offerings), but $1-$5 games reigned supreme.

And then Satan got a hold of the market, publishers noticed the spending habits of consumers on the mobile marketplace were changing, and they leaned into it HARD.

Super Mario Run is a good example of how premium up-front pricing just isn't as viable nowadays. Nintendo tried it out, but clearly the freemium model has been much more lucrative for them.

BootHammer1510d ago

Agreed, was a pretty interesting concept till mobile was brought into the mix.

Garethvk1510d ago

I have seen some that have the frequent adds and they should do like Hulu, add free is one price and with adds is another. Problem is you know this will be loaded with cosmetic and character skins for sale.

AK911509d ago

Hey this sounds cool

'for mobile devices'

alright I'm out.

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Kabam Purchases Riposte Games

Another merger today as mobile developer Kabam has purchased Riposte Games.

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Marvel Launches “Women of Power” Event Across Its Games

Beginning tomorrow, March 3rd, Marvel will be kicking off their “Women of Power” event, which seeks to celebrate their wide roster of female characters by adding more of them to some of their most popular games. The event will cover popular Marvel games like the recent LEGO Marvel’s Avengers to smaller games like the mobile Spider-Man Unlimited. Here’s a rundown of each game and what will be added as part of the event:

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Ratsplat3000d ago

This can easily be a lovely addition to games, as long as what they're adding is quality and not just something just so they can say their games have women in them now.

SJWs will probably still find something to complain about.

Elronza2999d ago

Good job on Marvels part.