“In fact, play can be an activity that relates positively to people’s mental health – and regulating video games could withhold those benefits from players.” The study used data and survey ...

Our studies of play with others have revealed benefits for young people in terms ... if you are broadly happy and satisfied, you are more likely to engage with video games in a balanced, healthy ...

Respondents reported feeling more stimulated, accomplished, and focused after playing games. People reported feeling relaxed, happy, and zen primarily when watching TV or movies. This compares to ...

Podcaster Joe Rogan of the Joe Rogan Experience, who also happens to be a UFC ringside commentator, recently went on a tirade about video games and warned that people who play video games are ...

There are 1.23 billion people worldwide who spend an hour a day, on average, playing video games. Jane McGonigal thinks this is a great thing. McGonigal is a game designer and author, and she ...

A later study, in 2017, recruited 33 people, ages 55 to 75, who were randomly assigned to either play the classic video game Super Mario 64 for 30 minutes a day over six months, learn the piano ...

I love video games. They have always been ... skills through the rapid mashing of various buttons. Playing co-operative games with people I care about is my primary “love language.” ...

The demographic reach of games even wider, as 36% of the Silent Generation (ages 80 to 90) is now playing video games weekly.

“In fact, play can be an activity that relates positively to people’s mental health – and regulating video games could withhold those benefits from players.” The study used data and survey ...

Podcaster Joe Rogan of the Joe Rogan Experience, who also happens to be a UFC ringside commentator, recently went on a tirade about video games and warned that people who play video games are ...