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Playing Video Games Can Enhance Cognitive Abilities - DVS Gaming

Did you know that playing video games can increase gray matter in your brain? This enhances cognitive abilities such as memory and self-awareness!

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DarXyde1939d ago

I read the article cited (on Business Insider).

This is the kind of research that should be approached with caution. Yes, it is well established that gaming does have some benefits for the brain, however it would be careless to disregard the impact of prolonged, repetitive games or games where your focus is needed in different places frequently. It does not take long to habituate our brains to go into autopilot--something that likely occurs more often than we admit. This is one benefit of online gaming since interactions vary. But if you're playing a game that doesn't require much orientation, thought, or presence of mind, I would say the benefits aren't really applicable. Brains are basically muscles: engagement is key to its development. Going further, I would speculate that it should present a layer of strategy and challenge--if it's mundane, I doubt you get much of anything out of that. It's loosely related to scaffolding principles.

Then again, I've not done any research on this personally.

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

Discover our top video game adaptations of popular board games, from Bloodbowl to Wingspan & get your board game friends into video games!

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.

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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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