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A new study suggests that a video before bed or a recording played while asleep can enhance learning and memory.

Article discussing a study showing that media use by children has increased significantly in the past 5 years.

Study of engagement with informal learning in the workplace

There doesn't appear to be much here as far as quntitative data, but I think this arena is ripe for further educational research.

there appears to be a link between internet usage and depression; i wonder if this study includes web-based games and social forums.

Study finds they spend less time on academics with video-game systems at home

This is an interesting article that speaks to the result of over-engagement. I wonder if this problem is specific to Korea and less so in other countries (if so, what is it about that environment that makes video games so addictive) or if it's only been studied in Korea but could be a similar problem in other parts of the world.

"The new study runs counter to the conventional idea that success in an unfamiliar, changing environment comes from a mixture of innovation and copying others."

Professional athletes are using video games to study strategy and "preset" their brains for game time.

Although this study is just correlative, it still poses some interesting questions about video games and academic achievement.

I was in a NYC subway this weekend nd noticed that 100% of riders in my section were buried in their phones...not even sure they had a connection...

Very disturbing findings. Here's a quick excerpt: "There is still debate over whether scientific collaboration leads to better results. Jonathon Cummings, an associate professor of management at Duke University, and his colleagues got a grant from the National Science Foundation to look at 491 research collaborations funded by the foundation. They discovered something unsettling: Collaborations of more universities fared worse than projects primarily executed at a single university. More collaborators meant fewer patent applications, fewer published papers, and less chance of the group seeking additional funding to keep projects going." "Dr. Cummings says it appears that the amount of coordination required to make progress on research-everything from setting up meetings to integrating knowledge among group members-outweighed the potential benefits of collaboration. In the wake of the study, he says, the science foundation now requires grant applicants for some programs to detail how they expect to manage the collaboration."

In order to progress in the game of The Lost Army of Fu Shi players must answer multiple choice questions regarding business studies, geography, science, etc. to get more time to "play" .

games help build relationship between girls and parents

a new study identifies risk factors for "pathological," or obsessive, gamers and says that such children become more depressed and anxious the more they play.

gaming as a basis for interpersonal communication

study cites a 50% increase in bad behavior based on internet games -- would be nice to know research design

Further evidence to encourage gaming?