Popular Electronic Games - They Are Not Just For Kids Anymore by Royce Armstrong
Superheroes battle monsters and space invaders in fast action games. Players take on the role of these superheroes in epic battles. In other games players race cars, boats, motorcycles, helicopters and planes against villains and even less evil opponents to win high stakes races. ... Soon after they produced the first game console and their first electronic game, Pong, as an arcade game. ... Nintendo also offered a feature that let the console record the game action so a player could pause the action of a game.

Why We Play Games, Part 3 by Steve Hall
In part 2 of this series we took a look at Creative Expression and Escapism, two significant motivators of the common gamer. The week before that, we covered Challenge and Competition. This week we have a look at Socialization and try to tie it all together. ... Think of a group of friends getting together to play a board game or some Half Life. ... For these people, the heavier the social component of the game, the better. ... The interaction that takes place within a game is structured and often, online gamers see only part of one another.

The Best Online Strategy Games by Scott Soloff
With the virtual world providing more and more of our news and entertainment, and computers becoming a standard in households, online strategy games have taken off in a big way. It's been proven that mental exercises keep our brains sharp and ready to perform, and online strategy games can help... Some sites are free to play, but if you want to have bonus equipment or skills to get ahead in the game, you might need to pay extra. ... Look for sites that are low on pop-ups and bling-bling, because these sites really aren't trying to attract you to play a game – usually they have an ulterior...

Useful Information About Pinball by Ross Bainbridge
What is pinball? It's an arcade game that is all about manipulating a couple of metal balls in a glass case. What you have to do is score as many points as you can. And then the danger begins, because you're hooked. And, in no time at all, you start getting withdrawal symptoms if you don't get... There were no flippers to push it back into play. ... Thanks to the tilt, the ball keeps coming back towards the player, and the objective of the game is to use the flippers (levers that are mechanically or electro-mechanically controlled) to push the ball back onto the field.

If You Could Play One Game for the Rest of Your Life, What Would it Be? by J. Wuebben
You’re an online game player. Probably an expert. Actually, you’re probably an expert at a bunch of different games. And you probably enjoy playing lots of different games, especially the new ones. But, if you were to pick just one, just one game that you would have to play for the rest of your... If you could only play one game for the rest of you life, would it be a game show game? ... If you could only play one game for the rest of you life, would it be a classic card game? ... Maybe you want to play Family Feud, the fast-paced game based on the successful Family Feud TV game show!

A Review Of The ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro Graphics Card by Gary Hendricks
ATI has recently released a slew of PCI Express cards and this baby is one ‘wonder’ of a card. Traditionally, ATI All-In-Wonder cards combine all the features you need to enjoy TV and video games on your PC. Let’s see what features it has and what it is good for. ... The ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro looks really cool and it’s worth a look at if you want a pretty board. ... Just don’t burn your board while doing it. ... If you want to squeeze every bit of performance out of your board, then overclocking is a good way to go.

The Truth About Video Game Violence by Tim Whiston
At the time of this writing, I am a 31 year old man who loves to play video games. I got on board the video game movement shortly after its inception. I missed the boat on the old black and white Ping systems, but caught pace quickly after the introduction of the Atari 2600. ... And that’s why the video game industry has adopted the ESRB (Entertainment Software Ratings Board) ratings system. ... And anyone with a brain that checks in for duty would think twice about letting their kids play a game that depicts extremely vivid scenes of mayhem and killing, right?

QueenAlice - The Site for Casual Chess on the Web (A Review) by Timothy Trimble
I've been playing chess since I was 15 years old. I was in the Chess Club in school. And I remember the big media blitz on chess during the Boris Spasky versus Bobby Fisher matches. Whew! That was a long time ago. But I'm still a big chess player. As such, I'm always on the lookout for a good... When you click on this, you can move pieces around the board and try out different move combinations, without affecting the actual game. ... The email message contains a layout of the board and a history of the game moves.

PC Gaming Video: Meeting the Demands by Phil Moyers
If you have an interest in playing PC games that were made at least in the past couple of years, you’ve probably seen the serious video demands these games now have. It’s not only that you need a fast system that can handle all of the information in today’s games, but you need a major... Other parts of the game, like sound and hard drive space aren’t really a concern anymore because most people’s hard drives are getting bigger, (or they run the game off a DVD) and most PC sound cards seem to be all about on the same level.

Computer Video Games Improve Eyesight by Kirk Jensen
Playing such first person shooter games, like F.E.A.R., Halo, Gears of War or other action shooter the involve using a gun have been tested to improve one depth perception. Sedate games (games that claim and cause a person to focus) such as board games do not work to help the depth perception in... These types of computer video games push the visual system of the brain to its limit, causing it to adapt to new situations which carries over to actual life. ... The study also suggested that playing these first person computer video games can help to rehabilitate people with certain visual...