Video action games do improve vision: Study

September 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - German researchers are sure that compression technologies can put an end to the poor images and sound quality that are often encountered by people during video and telephone conferencing sessions. At this year's IFA international consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin, researchers from four Fraunhofer Institutes will demonstrate the power and flexibility of these new technologies by holding games sessions in which players compete against each other via the Internet.

July 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, s team of scientists has detected cones and their visual pigments in two flower-visiting species of bat, which has lead them to conclude that bats' eyes are adapted for both daylight and UV (Ultraviolet) vision. The research was conducted by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt and the University of Oldenburg, in Germany.

May 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Viagra does not pose any apparent long-term threat to men's sight, according to a new study. There were huge concerns that Viagra, and its competitor drug sold in the United States as Cialis, might prove harmful after some men reported blurred and blue-tinged vision.

May 8th, 2009 LONDON - Nocturnal geckos are among the very few living creatures able to see colours at night, which scientists could harness to develop better cameras and contact lenses. The key to the exceptional night vision of this creature is a series of distinct concentric zones of different refractive powers, according to a study.

April 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - It may soon be possible to improve or prevent failing eyesight in old age using a combination of simple and painless treatments. The need to protect or 'tune up' the visual system is becoming acute, says Jonathan Stone of Sydney University and ARC Centre of Excellence in Vision Science (Vision Centre).

April 21st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - A new study has found that almost one in 10 kids who play video games showed classic signs of addiction, lying about their habit, failing in efforts to cut back and even stealing to buy new games. The study by Douglas Gentile, a psychology professor at Iowa State University, was published in the journal Psychological Science and used data from a Harris Poll of nearly 1,200 children ages eight to 18 from across the US.

March 31st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - A new study has found that action video games can improve players' eyesight, researchers said Monday. The study, which was published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, found that the visual processes needed to play games like Call of Duty 2 improved players' contrast sensitivity.

March 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Using cell phones or playing video games are not likely to dent children's academic performance, according to new research. In fact, cell phones had no effect on academic performance among a group of 12-year-olds, the researchers found in a three-year study published by the Conference Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society, or IADIS, in Barcelona, Spain.

March 29th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - That spanking new Nintendo Wii that's gracing your living room may seem like the greatest thing to hit video games since the evolution of the human thumb. But for several start-ups at the Game Developers Conference this week in San Francisco, the best-selling console and its competitors from Sony and Microsoft are about as cutting edge as a rusty typewriter.

March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cell phones and video games have no detrimental effects on students' academic performance, says a new study. Lead researcher Linda Jackson, Michigan State University professor of psychology revealed that video games did not appear to affect math skills and had a positive relationship with visual-spatial skills.

March 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Children wearing contact lenses feel better about their looks, their athletic abilities and acceptance by friends, than counterparts wearing glasses, researchers have said. The results of a study suggest that even eight-year-old near-sighted children reap social benefits from wearing contact lenses instead of glasses.

March 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Beyonce Knowles would not think twice about creating her own version of a Guitar Hero video game. The R and B queen has revealed she hails the popular music game, in which players use a guitar-shaped peripheral to simulate the playing of lead and bass guitar across numerous rock music songs.

January 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Video games can erode young adults' ties with family and friends. The finding, based on information from 813 college students, shows that as they devoted more time to video games, the quality of relationships with peers and parents went down.

January 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shah Rukh Khan loves video games so much that he has built an entire floor for gaming gadgets in his house. The superstar revealed it on NDTV Imagine's talk show 'Oye! It's Friday!', which is being hosted by filmmaker-actor Farhan Akhtar.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Think, plan and act' is the mantra of Funskool's new range of strategic games that have been conceptualized by the IIT-Mumbai students and promise to improve your logical abilities. Industrial Design Centre (IDC) of IIT-Bombay has designed these games and Chennai-based toy and game manufacturer Funskool is producing and marketing them.