Good News Concerning Children's Video Games by Valli Schieltz
Research that has been published by two leading neuroscientists of the University of Rochester has grabbed national attention because they suggested that playing "action" video games have positive effects. They seem to enhance a student's visual selective attention. ... However, now it would be difficult to find any child in America who does not play video or computer games of some sort. ... What attracts kids to the video games of today is not the violence or the surface subject matter, but the learning that the games provide.

TIP: Don't Forget About Your Power Supply by Bill Platt
Back in February, I updated my system and brought it into the 21st century at last. With that faster, all-powerful, new video card and processor in place, I believed I was set. Lo and behold, I have learned a lesson the hard way. When you upgrade your video card and processor, you might need... I have even set my all-powerful, all-mighty video card to only process colors in 256-color mode. ... A new power supply is on its way, and my power management has been set to run with the fewest necessary resources.

Handheld Ultramobile Gizmos by Julia Hall
Bearing an uncanny resemblance the Dish Network’s PocketDISH, Microsoft recently revealed their new hand held, ultra portable device, with a 7-inch video screen. While not direct competitors in the strictest sense, both the PocketDISH from Dish Network and the Origami from Microsoft share an... For example, both can store and play photos (400,000 photos with the PocketDISH), both devices can show video content, and both can play video games. ... For someone primarily interested in storing and sharing photos, listening to music files, and watching video content, the PocketDISH from...

Video Game Regulations on Content by Lance Winslow
Should we allow the Government to regulate video games? Should we let the industry self-regulate? Do you as a parent regulate the video game content of your children? Have you considered any of this? Well, recently in an online think tank we did and there are many sides to the issue indeed. ... How about your friends? ... Should you? ... What do they do? ... Do they regulate their children? ... How much shielding from the world should or can you do? ... Do you kids play with their kids? ... Do you regulate the content you children view?

Video Game Jobs - Could You Be A Game Programmer? by Hitoshi Jones
The video game industry is a wide open field, complete with dozens of possible options for those that want to craft the next great video game. For those that are good with numbers, find themselves incredibly adept at picking out small details and more than anything like seeing how things work on... There’s a lot of math and you’d better have a keen eye for detail, but for those that do, video game programming is among the most interesting and exciting jobs you can get as a programmer. ... The video game industry is as varied as any and you might find yourself in a series of different...

Get Paid To Play Video Games: Yes It's For Real, But Beware! by Hitoshi Jones
There are a lot of video gamers out there who are very serious about their passion. In fact, some of them are so into gaming that they have even considered working for a company that designs video games. Yes, it's true that such "get paid to play games" type jobs are available. ... Age Requirements Although there are many skilled video game players who are still in their early and mid teens, the fact is most companies in the industry will not hire anyone under 18 for an in-house position. ... Previous Experience Requirements Even if you can pass the first couple of hurdles, many of the...

Upgrading, Adding or Removing a Video Card, Sound Card, or Other AGP/PCI Card by Mark Berger
For Video cards - Most PC video cards these days are AGP. But you COULD be working with PCI, or PCI express. If you're not sure which you have (more then 75% of the time it will be AGP) consult your motherboard manual. If your video card is AGP, you should see a slot smaller then the other slots... You can likely also tell your video card if it has a GPU (a processor with a fan on top of it) or a video card company printed on it like Nvidia or Geforce. ... To take out your video card in order to switch it for a newer one, or if it simply is not working, remove the screw first that holds it...

Download Video Games! The Game Is On And The World Is Waiting For You by William Lezubski
I'm not trying to reveal my age, but I remember the days when video games were introduced to me, and how excited I was playing the first version of games available. I barely could make out the choppy looking characters and graphics, but I didn’t care, it was technology in the making that later... Challenge Video Game Players From All Over The World, And Who Knows Maybe Also From Beyond! ... You and other players from all over the world can compete in the same video game no matter where you live on this planet!

Create Video Games As Your Fun Career by Charles Edwin
Do you like video games? Do you beat video games after playing once? Do you feel like the games are too easy? Well, it sounds like you have a passion for these things then you should go where your heart leads you. If you at the point where you are thinking about your career, I suggest that you... 2) Video Game Tester As a video game tester it is a position in which you truly would get paid for playing video games. ... 3) Video Game Animator Animators are in charge for coordinating the movement of video game characters.

Video Game Design Career Information - Where To Start by Hitoshi Jones
It’s getting to that time in your life when you have to start considering exactly what you’ll be doing with your career and video games look like a solid field. You’re good with numbers, you know a little programming code, or you’re a fairly decent artist. ... Devry, ITT Technical Institute, and many of the Art Institutes all offer programs that will prepare you for the video game design field as well as offering you tons of video game design career information through their programs. ... There are other more traditional schools, such as The Digital Media Arts College in Florida, which...