Board games: how playing them online can bring grandparents and grandchildren closer together

Video calls with younger relatives can be awkward - but only if we let them.

Lisa Lazard, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The Open University • conversation
June 15, 2022 ~6 min

Video games: our study suggests they boost intelligence in children

A big study accounting for genes and socioeconomic background suggests that video games actually cause children’s intelligence to grow.

Bruno Sauce, Assistant Professor of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • conversation
May 12, 2022 ~7 min


Artificial intelligence system learns concepts shared across video, audio, and text

A machine-learning model can identify the action in a video clip and label it, without the help of humans.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
May 4, 2022 ~7 min

Staring at an image of yourself on Zoom has serious consequences for mental health – especially for women

Mirrors, selfies and knowing other people are looking at you all cause people to think of themselves as objects. Video calls are all three in one and are likely increasing the harms of self-objectification.

Jamie Goldenberg, Professor of Psychology, University of South Florida • conversation
April 25, 2022 ~8 min

Esports: how the struggling hospitality industry could capitalise on this massive business

There are huge potential revenues for tourism in online video gaming’s massive fanbase –  if they can be encouraged to attend live events in host cities.

Babak Taheri, Professor of Marketing, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 14, 2022 ~8 min

MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program awards third annual seed grants

The NCSOFT-sponsored program will advance cutting-edge technologies for gaming and data visualization.

MIT.nano • mit
April 12, 2022 ~6 min

Security tool guarantees privacy in surveillance footage

“Privid” could help officials gather secure public health data or enable transportation departments to monitor the density and flow of pedestrians, without learning personal information about people.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 28, 2022 ~8 min

‘Deepfakes’ of Putin and Zelenskyy Appear Online During Ukraine War

VOA Learning English • voa
March 23, 2022 ~6 min


ASMR is linked to anxiety and neuroticism, our new research finds

Our study suggests ASMR could have potential as an intervention to reduce anxiety.

Joanna Greer, Senior Lecturer, Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 ~7 min

Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard won't clean up gamer culture overnight: 5 essential reads about sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech

Sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech are not inevitable or permanent, write experts in the field. The solutions are positive community standards and women in power.

Eric Smalley, Science + Technology Editor • conversation
Jan. 18, 2022 ~10 min

/

13