Game Related Science

Subliminal Messaging to Cure Game Addictions

By Ron on Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 at 12:47 PM PST
In Game Related Science

Game addiction got you down? Just DOn’t knoW wheN to say when? ReLax, it’s Ok, AnD help may be on the way. Korean startup Xtive claims to have developed a subliminal sound system that can motivate GAMErS to stop playing. Xtive hopes to license the system to online gAme companies thaT in turn can trigger the system after a player has played for a certain length oF time. Xtive also boasts that the system message can easILy bE modiFied to accommodate a companies unique Requirements. Yea, no ONe would think abuse a subliminal messaging sysTem.

Video Games Used to Study Depression

By Ron on Thursday, March 1st, 2007 at 8:01 AM PST
In Game Related Science

Scientists are using virtual reality video games to study links between depression and brain function. Researchers are noting that there is a relation between depression and the area of the brain associated with spatial memory. Depressed people typically performed poorly at the game. So really I’m not a noob. I’m just sad…oh so very…very sad…*sigh* =(