Neuroscientists from the University of Vienna and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have investigated whether playing violent video games leads to a reduction in human empathy. To do this, they ...

Virtual reality technology gives high school students greater insight into what it's like to be Alfred -- a 74-year-old African American man with suspected mild cognitive impairment (MCI), plus ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ekaterina Muravevskaia, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Empathy is not just a ...

The power of empathy is a lot more complicated than you think. Credit: square enix / life is strange Life is Strange has always been a video game series that not only sees the best in people but, also ...

What do games do for us—and what do we owe them for that? It's an odd question, but it seems to come up, in one form or another, whenever a gaming controversy hits the news. Gaming is no longer a ...

While board games are typically associated with kids, they’re also a great way to keep adults entertained, especially during game nights, holiday parties and birthday celebrations. Board games can ...