Since the fall of the first block of Tetris, people have worried about the addictive nature of video games. But there’s a reason why they are so good at capturing our attention. Research from UC ...

Players worldwide agree that video games provide mental stimulation (81%), provid stress relief (80%) and create accessible ...

Learning to read fluently requires hundreds of hours of practice. Some children happily sit and read for hours, but others (especially those with ADHD or dyslexia) cannot. Parents and teachers often ...

In the last decade and a half, boys and young men have more than doubled their average time per week spent gaming.

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To stay healthy, kids might not have to press pause on their video game habits. Playing active video games that encourage dancing and low-intensity activity may actually help overweight and obese kids ...

Parents have long debated the impact of video games on children's minds. Now, a new survey suggests that playing may actually improve their literacy, communication skills and overall mental well-being ...

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is bringing its video games to television screens for the first time, expanding one of its key growth initiatives beyond mobile devices. Co-Chief Executive Officer Greg Peters ...

If you're a child of the 1990s or later, there's a good chance you have a complicated relationship with video games and maybe even a little dopamine addiction. It's the downside of growing up ...

There's a state of mind called flow, when you're completely absorbed in an activity that's challenging but not too hard. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Artists feel it when they paint or draw. Musicians feel it ...