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Scott Rigby and Richard Ryan, University of Rochester

Players love the game not the gore

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 4

The next time a loved one brandishes a virtual shotgun in their favorite video game, take heart. That look of glee, says a new study, likely stems from the healthy pleasure of mastering a challenge rather ...





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Unique 'Climate One Stop' Web Site Unveiled in Copenhagen

Unique 'Climate One Stop' Web Site Unveiled in Copenhagen

Space & Earth / Environment

created 7 hours ago | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 1

There's a storm brewing -- a storm of information, that is, in climate and environmental research. People are wading through the turbulence, trying to make sense of it all.


Adobe Systems posts 4Q loss, weighed by charges (AP)

Adobe Systems posts 4Q loss, weighed by charges

Technology / Business

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(AP) -- Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday that although it took a loss in the fiscal fourth quarter, consumer demand improved and allowed the maker of Photoshop and Flash software to post an optimistic outlook ...


New results from a terra-ific decade in orbit

New results from a terra-ific decade in orbit

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

December 18, 2009, marks the tenth year since the launch of Terra, one of NASA's "flagship" Earth observing satellites. But the decade is more than just a mechanical milestone. With each additional day and ...


Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s (AP)

Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Ten years ago, we would have been blown away by a cell phone with far more computing power and memory than the average PC had in 1999, along with a built-in camera and programs to manage every aspect ...


NXP Introduces Advanced 3DTV Processor

Electronics / Hardware

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NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of the PNX5130, the industry's first video co-processor enabling 3DTV, frame-rate conversion (FRC) and local backlight dimming in a single chip. By eliminating the need ...


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Mobile sales to fall 0.7 percent this year: Gartner

Technology / Business

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Worldwide sales of mobile devices are expected to decline by nearly 0.7 percent this year and pick up again next year with nine percent growth, Gartner research group said Tuesday.


A view through special glasses of a 3D TV program during a trade fair

S.Korea's LG aims to sell 400,000 3D TVs next year

Technology / Business

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South Korea's LG Electronics announced Tuesday it plans to sell 400,000 three-dimensional televisions next year by teaming up with local digital satellite broadcaster SkyLife.


Experiential learning teaches change and adaptation

Other Sciences / Other

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Economics, environmental impacts, social dynamics, and production levels are all major factors that influence the overall success of an agroecosystem. Positive or negative, these factors enact change on the system, forcing ...


Adding technology to geometry class improves opportunities to learn

Adding technology to geometry class improves opportunities to learn

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created 12 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in math education suggests that incorporating technology in high school-level geometry classes not only makes the teaching of concepts such as congruency ...


Comcast unveils online viewing of cable TV shows

Technology / Telecom

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(AP) -- Comcast subscribers can now watch several cable TV shows and movies on the Internet.



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