How to Choose a Video Card by Gary Hendricks
Want to know what piece of technology is changing most rapidly in the world of computer? That's right - video cards. The rate at which video cards come out is simply mind boggling. We're looking at a whole plethora of video cards based on graphics processors from ATI and Nvidia. ... There are several categories: There are several categories: Server Simple Applications Complex Applications General Gaming Hard-Core Gaming Ok, let's look at these in turn. ... Hard-Core Gaming On the other hand, if you live on intense, real-time 3D games like Unreal Tournament and Battlefield 2, you'll...

Gaming as a Cultural Thermometer: Beyond the Frat Pack by James Boza
When I walked into the store, all I wanted was some lunch-type that could get me through the rest of the work week. However, when I passed the crowd of onlookers just past the store entrance, and then nearly tripped over the rickety card table (complete with cheesy plastic tablecloth) that they... Many people on the Internet marvel at how “mainstream” that gaming has become, and wonder why exactly it is that you see rappers on TV in 2006 hyping video games, which was the same thing that got you called a hopeless dork 15 years ago.

Wii and PlayStation3: The Latest Battle of the Gaming Consoles by Madison Lockwood
It seems almost like a Christmas ritual: there's a Next Big Thing in the video game world almost every holiday season. Last year featured a particularly interesting competition between the new gaming hardware put on the market by Nintendo and their prime competitor, Sony with its PlayStation... However the Wii has a remote gaming control that utilizes motion-sensing technology, so that the gamers' motions with the remote are mimicked in the game. ... While the Wii hasn't done much to upgrade the visual quality of the gaming experience, it has added substantial new dimension to the gaming...

10 Innovative Game Features by Winston Malton
Watch yourself struggle, sweat, collapse as you turn your video game console into a personal trainer. Here are ten ways the latest development by Eye-Toy technology is doing away with the couch-potato stigma that's commonly attached to gaming, and developing the hottest new innovation moving the... The next wave in video gaming is all about bombarding your senses with real sensations. ... Manufacturers' biggest problem is getting women more interested in gaming. ... This game technology requires a user to step face to face with the screen used with a console.

Leapster Kids Love It by Kaila Smith
The Leapster Learning Game System Teaches the way your child loves to play! With the Leapster learning advantage, kids can play action-packed games that teach essential skills for preschool through 4th grade. Multiple learning levels, tailored tutorials and a wide variety of learning games that... By purchasing educational games of differing levels, the Leapster gaming system has a wide range of appeal across a large span of ages... ... The Leapster gaming system masters this concept. ... With a team of experts in child psychology, teaching and technology, LeapFrog has established itself...

Custom Gaming Laptops - Five Things You Must Consider When Building a Gaming Laptop by Laura Alter
Gone are the days when you would have been laughed at if you walked into an all-night LAN party carrying your trusty laptop and expecting to hang with the giant computer towers standing at everyone’s feet. The gaming laptop computers of today sport huge, crisp LCD screens, cutting-edge video... While the technology and terminology for LCDs (liquid crystal displays) could take up an entire article in itself, there are a few key points to keep in mind when choosing from available LCD options for your new gaming laptop computer: native resolution, aspect ratio, rise and fall time, contrast,...

Video Games Are The Future by Adam Archer
*Thirty Five Years Ago The fledgling video game business was struggling to make a name for itself as it competed with toys, playing cards and board games for customers. The early games like Pong, Pac Man and Donkey Kong were very basic in terms of technology, and they had very little creativity... Recently, many new online gaming services have been introduced. ... The world is having a visible affect on the online gaming industry, as more and more people turned towards playing and enjoying online games.

Video Game Systems by Sandra Cundy
The first video game system that I actually owned was an Atari game console that played only pong and pong like games. The console used your television to visually display the game and its “action”. We were thrilled with the system and many hours were spent staring at the television screen with... I could not believe the advancements in technology that enabled such realism! ... And we once again embraced them as wonderful advancements in technology and introduced them to our children. ... Super Mario Brothers was the big hit game that everyone wanted.

Online Games-Fragging On The Net by Scott Soloff
Online games – spoken casually or formally – normally refer to video games that are played on a computer using an Internet connection. There are video games that are played online using devices such as video consoles (Playstation, X-Box) and mobile phones, but online games generally mean PC... Most companies make single-player games that can be played at home. ... In these games the player has to overcome the artificially intelligent enemies. ... The question before the company that is making these games is how to make money.

Free Online Multiplayer Games by Thomas Morva
Along with role-playing games, multi-player games are becoming one of the most popular types of games. This type of game allows the players to play or compete with the computer or with other players. To be able to compete with the computer, you just have to click on the options provided in the... In downloading these games, you follow the same procedure as you would when downloading other free games on the Internet. ... Some sites offer very simple games such as checkers, chess, scrabble, and backgammon, while other websites offer more sophisticated games that may involve a larger number...