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Tag: video games

Image of delighted woman playing video game on mobile phone while sitting on sofa at home Citizen Science SciStarter Blog Technology 

How Video Games Are Making Research Fun

August 18, 2022August 17, 2022 Science Connectedcitizen science projects, gamification, video games

Gamification and citizen science meet when research projects create video games to make data collection and analysis fun.

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Citizen Science Games Mix Design with Discovery

May 14, 2021October 11, 2021 Science Connectedvideo games

Exclusive interview with Claire Baert about citizen science games. Claire has been working in the game industry for 10 years.

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Action Video Games Boost Sensorimotor Skills

May 13, 2021March 29, 2022 Science Connectedbrain, video games

People who play action video games learn new sensorimotor skills more quickly than non-gamers do, according to a study from the University of Toronto.

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Ultrasound is focused to create a hologram in the shape of a virtual sphere (Bristol Interaction and Graphics group, University of Bristol, © 2014) Computer Science New Technologies 

Holograms You Can Touch and Feel

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Science Connectedvideo games

Holograms that you can touch are being developed by scientists at the University of Bristol. This video shows the first tangible holograms in action.

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Science Games Advance Genetic Research

February 5, 2021August 20, 2021 Science Connectedcomputers, games, gamification, gaming, video games

By playing citizen science games like Phylo, Colony B and Borderlands Science, you can join scientific research projects in your free time.

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Video Games Hone Visual Attention Skills

June 8, 2020March 29, 2022 Science Connectedbrain, video games

Video games may help players practice how much visual information their brains can process at once, according to a new study.

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Spotlight: Environment

A single family home made of cardboard sits on a red furniture dolly. Human migration trends toward areas affected by wildfires. Anthropology Climate Change 

Human Migration Trends Toward Wildfire Hot Spots

January 27, 2023January 24, 2023 Science Connectedclimate change, extreme weather, heat wave, heat waves, migration, wildfires
Research into human migration shows distinct patterns, including the surprising trend toward areas affected by wildfires.
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Play in the snow … for science!

January 25, 2023January 22, 2023 Science Connectedcitizen science projects, environment, ice, lakes, snow, water
These five citizen science projects call on you to observe your local weather and bodies of water, snow or no!
Emperor penguins facing each other across a gap in the ice. Credit: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0

Emperor Penguins Now a Threatened Species

January 18, 2023January 17, 2023 Science Connectedanimals, birds, climate change, conservation, extinction, penguins
Skeletonized leaf typical of plots with bats excluded and trophic cascade prevented. Photo by Elizabeth Beilke, University of Illinois

Bats Protect Plants from Insects

January 13, 2023January 12, 2023 Science Connectedbats, defoliation, forests

Artificial Sweeteners Affect Our Bodies and Environment

December 9, 2022December 6, 2022 Science Connecteddiet
Fungi growing on mossy tree. Credit: Jesse Bauer/Unsplash

Fungi Bioblitz Follow-Up

November 18, 2022November 17, 2022 Science Connectedcitizen science, ecology, environment, fungi
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