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Teen boys and girls who play videogames spend less time on reading and homework than those who don’t play videogames, a new study found. The videogame players... “did not spend less time than non-video game players interacting with parents and friends,” according to the study in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, ScienceDaily.com reports. The latter is *partly* good news for healthy development: "Particularly during adolescence, when social interactions and academic success lay the groundwork for health in adulthood, there is concern that video games will interfere with the development of skills needed to make a successful transition to adulthood." The survey respondents were given diaries in which they logged time spent playing video games, interacting with parents and friends, reading and doing homework, and engaging in sports and “active leisure.” Here’s Reuters’s coverage. Meanwhile, if you have an avid videogamer at your house, s/he may’ve already found this press release about how people can make $120/hour testing videogames: added incentive not to do one's homework?
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Insomniac Games is a wholly independent console videogames developer that has released award-winning hits for the PlayStation(R) game console, the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and PLAYSTATION(R)3 for 13 years. The company created the first three Spyro the Dragon(TM) games, the Ratchet & Clank(TM) franchise and Resistance: Fall of Man(TM), which have combined to sell more than 21 million units worldwide. In addition to making blockbuster videogames, Insomniac is known for ranking among the Top 5 "Best Small Companies to Work for in America" in both 2005 and 2006, according to the Great Places to Work Institute and Society for Human Resources Management.
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VideoGames application allows you to specify the video games you have, and see what games your friends have. In version 1.0 you can borrow a game from your friends, or offer your own game for lending.
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