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Date: Thu, 2. October 2008 17:49:20

Could playing computer games enhance mental agility enough to turn people over 50 into better drivers? Allstate Corp. wants to find out, and if the answer is yes, it might offer insurance discounts to people who play the games. Under a new pilot program called InSight, Allstate will offer specialized computer games to 100,000 customers in Pennsylvania aged 50 to 75. The games' developer, San Francisco-based Posit Science, will track the total number of hours these drivers play.

Date: Thu, 26. March 2009 14:23:00

Macworld.com - Imagine being able to play video games anywhere, anytime, and with any computer or TV. Imagine being able to play top of the line games like Crysis or Prince of Persia and doing it on your mom’s TV set or your old iMac. Imagine never having to upgrade your computer to meet the system requirements of a new game.

Date: Wed, 28. January 2009 00:33:54

Do you know the name of the first computer game? I confess I didn't and I learned programming on a Univac 1100/62 so I am a lot closer to the origination date of computer games than most people who will read this.

Date: Mon, 22. June 2009 15:04:36

GAMES I am all for wooden toys and board games: I spent more than an hour stocking up on them last week at the Toy Box in Hanover, so we'll have a way to pass those rainy days on the Cape. But I am also a sucker for anything battery-operated or computer-chipped.

Date: Wed, 1. October 2008 20:47:05

Could playing computer games enhance mental agility enough to turn people over 50 into better drivers? Allstate Corp. wants to find out, and if the answer is yes, it might offer insurance discounts to people who play the games.

Date: Wed, 1. October 2008 19:09:57

AP - Could playing computer games enhance mental agility enough to turn people over 50 into better drivers? Allstate Corp. wants to find out, and if the answer is yes, it might offer insurance discounts to people who play the games.

Date: Fri, 3. October 2008 15:04:52

vmartell writes "The 16th World Computer Chess Championship is now in progress in Beijing, as part of the Computer Games Championship. Currently in the lead are Rybka 3.0, recognized as the world's strongest chess engine and Hiarcs, another commercial engine. Another curiosity is a Java ME based engine running on a Nokia phone, which BTW is currently being trounced by the other engines. A very interesting sideline: before the computer tournament, a Women's Grandmaster played two games against Rybka; the result? Rybka won both games!"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Date: Mon, 16. November 2009 14:33:10

(AHN) - Hi-tech computer and video games still top the list for most desired holiday presents. According to a new report forty-two percent of American adults plan to give or hope to receive a computer or video game this holiday season.

Date: Wed, 17. September 2008 03:59:30

A new national survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project titled "Teens, Video Games and Civics" shows that virtually all American teens play video games, whether computer, console, or cell phone games --- go figure! While some might say, "you needed to do a study to figure this out?," the study (.PDF) shows a lot of interesting (and perhaps, for parents, frightening) data.

Date: Fri, 25. September 2009 12:09:37

At the Tokyo Games Show, Sony confirmed that the new motion controllers for the PS3 would indeed be available in spring 2010 and revealed the first batch of games to include the new technology. TOKYO--Many expected some new announcements at Sony Computer Entertainment head Kaz Hirai's keynote address at...