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Video Games in Medicine Could Spark a New „Golden Age” for the Industry
Deepwell has already gained approval from the U.S. FDA for the use of „video games and interactive media” to treat mental disorders.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
September 12, 2024
Fan Takes Away Geralt's Disease Immunity to Incease Llong COVID Awareness
With a new modification for The Witcher 3, Geralt will have to deal with long-term symptoms of the coronavirus. The work was created for a worthy cause.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
May 14, 2023
CS:GO Pro Warns: Flashbang Noise Can Damage Hearing
It turns out that long hours spent playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can take a negative toll on our hearing. At least that's what one pro gamer says.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
January 27, 2022
Pfizer Hosts a Vaccination Event in GTA Online
Pfizer has come up with an unusual idea. The pharma giant promotes vaccinations on the Brazilian server of GTA Online.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
November 24, 2021
British Scientists Propose VR Instead of Anesthesia
Virtual reality stirs the imagination not only of gamers. Also doctors see the potential of VR, for example as... an alternative to anesthesia during unpleasant examinations or treatments.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
August 12, 2021
Corporations Will Introduce Mandatory Vaccinations for Employees
Stationary employees at Google and Facebook will have to get a mandatory vaccination if they want to return to work on the companies' campuses and offices.
hardware & software
Michal Ciezadlik
July 29, 2021
Researchers: You Wanna Lock Young People at Home? Give Them Free Games
British scientists point out that in order to encourage young people to stay at home, various awards should be offered. These include free video games.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
November 9, 2020
Elon Musk Explains Neuralink - Connection Between Brain and Computer
Elon Musk recently presented a device which is an interface between the brain and a computer. Let's see how Neuralink works, how it is implanted and whether it can be removed safely.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
September 1, 2020
Facebook is a Threat to Public Health? Specialists Warn
A lot of information on Facebook can be a health hazard. Avaaz is presenting a report on the increase in harmful content related to the pandemic and medicine in general.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
August 20, 2020
App Will Use Smartphone to Check Our Mental Health
Researchers at Dalhousie University in Canada have developed the PROSIT app, which allows for monitoring of the mental health of users by analyzing the way they use their smartphone.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
July 21, 2020
Google is a Lousy Physician, but People Are Still Asking for its Diagnosis
Recent research shows that a huge number of people seek medical advice using Google. How reliable are the various medical websites that come up in search results?
hardware & software
Mateusz Popielak
May 18, 2020
Facebook and Google Will Allow for Remote Work Until End of the Year
Google and Facebook will give their employees a choice and allow home office work until the end of this year. However, if someone has the need, they can work in the office beginning with June or July.
hardware & software
May 11, 2020
Minecraft - Pandemic Simulation Map Now Available
A message about the creation of a new map - Blockdown - appeared on the official website of Minecraft. It is supposed to make players, especially the younger ones, aware of the threat of COVID-19 and how it is spreading. The project was created by AKQA in support of the #TommorowTogether initiative.
video games
Damian Gacek
April 26, 2020
Sensitive Gaming is Fine? The WHO Encourages to Play Video Games
The gaming industry and the World Health Organization launched #PlayApartTogether. The campaign promotes compliance with the recommendations in the fight against coronavirus using video games. Some Internet users point out that this is in contradiction to the current WHO policy, which culminated in the recognition of excessive gaming as a disease last year.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
April 2, 2020
Plague Inc. Will Enable Us to Save the World For a Change
Plague Inc. is a strategy game in which we aim to annihilate humanity with a deadly virus - but that's about to change. The title will be enriched with a new mode to protect our species from extinction.
video games
Damian Gacek
March 24, 2020
Supercomputer Will Provide Breakthrough in Fight Against Coronavirus
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used the world's most powerful supercomputer to research of coronavirus. Using appropriate models and its tremendous computing power, the machine identified 77 substances potentially effective against SARS-CoV-2.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
March 20, 2020
Italian Hospital can Save More Patients Thanks to 3D Printers [Updated]
Due to the large-scale outbreak of COVID-19 disease, Italian hospitals are starting to run out of equipment. 3D printers are coming to help, producing the missing components.
hardware & software
March 18, 2020
Scientists Dispel Doubts: 5G Does Not Harm Your Health
Independent scientists affiliated to the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) have concluded that, based on current scientific knowledge, the 5G communication standard does not represent a risk to human health.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
March 13, 2020
Plague Inc. Popularity Increased Thanks to Coronavirus Outbreak in China
Plague Inc. is currently the most frequently downloaded paid application in China. Reason? New reports on the outbreaks of the so-called Wuhan coronavirus.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 24, 2020
Gaming Disorder Survey Reveals Most Addictive Video Games
Clutch conducted a survey on „gaming disorder”, a new disease to be included in the International Classification of Diseases in 2022. Thanks to it, we got to know potentially the most addictive video games.
video games
Peter Doron
January 13, 2020