Chess - Black Or White by Michael Russell
The experts have all concluded that in any chess game, white has the advantage because of the first move. While we're not going to dispute that, we are going to take a look at whether or not playing white is going to ultimately give you a better chance of winning. ... To achieve a draw in a game when playing black is actually considered a victory and to win a game is a major upset. ... Now, white has to rethink his game plan on the spot and doesn't have the luxury of taking a lot of time to do this since most match games are played with a time clock allowing each player so many minutes to...

If You Are An Online Gamer, Here Are A Few Must Haves by Gregg Hall
Online gaming has exploded in popularity in the last few years, thanks to increasingly better technology. Characters look more real, and opponents abound because of the venue's popularity. A player in California can duke it out with someone in Japan in these live formats. ... But if you prefer a type of game where you're in charge of the entire game alone, then obviously you can exercise the option of not looking like an air traffic controller. ... For example, you're playing a game online with other individuals and you need to call out plays to your teammates, you need a good headset to...

Eat Your Fruits And Vegetables - And Play Video Games by Kurt Uhlir
The continued battle of the “games are good” “games are bad” war plays on with a recent article in Discover Magazine that examines the growing body of research suggesting that video games exercise the mind similar to the way physical activity exercises the body. ... “First of all, if you played video game [at any time] in the past, it was found that you were significantly faster and, more importantly, you created fewer errors than people who had no previous video game experience. ... Rosser set out to see if there was a correlation by using a standardized laparoscopic training exercise...

How To Play Strategy Games by Jake Jenkins
A strategy game is one in which thedeliberation abilities of the player and his decision-making skills combine to impact the outcome. Strategy games are a board, computer or video game. Recently, one can find and play online strategy games. Most games involve some subtlety of some sort, however,... With real time strategy games, on the other hand, the state of the game is continuously changing and the gamer has to keep up by making cautious decisions in order to win the game. ... Although, for the die-hard traditionalists, there still exist the expensive stratey game miniature market, more...

What Are Indie Games? by Steve Hall
Overview of Indie Games For those individuals who love to play various games in their free time and are also avid computer users, the two concepts can easily be combined to produce a wonderful result. Playing games via a computer is a common occurrence these days. ... Size of the Indie Game Industry The Indie game industry is one which is growing in size. ... Future of the Indie Game Industry The Indie game industry is one which will continue to grow in the future. ... In order for Indie games to exist, there must already be a similar genre of game in existence.

The Perils of the Playstation 2 Game System by Morgan Hamilton
Are you crazy about video games? Oh, come on don’t be ashamed! Nowadays this is so normal. So many people love to stay lazy at home and play video games all day long. Some even claim that video games are the best entertainment on the Earth. Let me be more specific, guys just love to waste their... They always say, “This is my last game” or “just one more game.” The time they spend in front of the playstation 2 game system seem to them like minutes. ... The same goes playstation 2 game systems even.

Playstation2 Cheat Codes by Phillip Pavis
Playstation2 Cheat Codes strategy is essential in computer or console gaming. To enable to win, one must know the strategies that will help him achieve that purpose. One of the most utilize strategies in playing playstation2 is by the application of playstation2 cheat codes during or off the... Playstation2 cheat codes can help them by providing an easy approach to jump up to other levels without having to experience the frustrating first sections of the game. ... Role playing games are forms of entertainment wherein the player assumes the role of the character he is playing on a certain...

MobileJava Games: the Growing Trend by Judith Earl
Mobile phones are today being considered as an entertainment device to play music, take pictures and play games, more than anything else. Mobile Java games are becoming a new trend in the world’s fastest growing wireless business. With the coming of 3Gtechnology, graphics have become richer and... Compared to java games, SMS mobile games are played by sending a message to the phone number that corresponds to the game provider’s server, which receives the messages, performs some processing, and returns a message to the player with the results.

Gaming Captures the Hearts of Gamers, Alleviates Loneliness, and Creates a New Market for Businesses by Paul W Wilson
Gaming is popular with teenagers, women, children, as well as men. Older people say they play games as it alleviates loneliness and puts them in contact with others. Statistics reveal that 41% of gamers are women and more than 43 % gamers are aged 25-49. ... Games played on the Internet are such that clever participants find ways to push the game beyond its visible limits, one can even device cheats to circumvent problems posed by the game. ... Stored games are played on consoles while online games are played on a computer using either a broadband or dial up Internet connection.

A Brief Guide of Playing Backgammon Online by Natalie Aranda
For years the Internet has allowed online games to come into our lives. We all tend to have an obsession with this form of entertainment, as it regularly prevents us from doing anything productive. One of the most popular addictions that has been making quite a splash is online backgammon. ... If you have never played online backgammon, the first thing you should do is find a great website that offers the online game. ... Backgammon motif consists of a java applet that actually runs the game on the website.