In the 2000s, online games became popular, while studies of Internet gaming addiction emerged, outlining the negative consequences of excessive gaming, its prevalence, and associated risk factors. The establishment of specialized treatment centers in South-East Asia, the US, and Europe reflects the growing need for professional help. It is argued that only by understanding the appeal of Interne...

Using data from the 128 bit video game industry this paper evaluates the incentives for hardware …rms to technologically tie their produced software to their own hardware as well as analyze the impact such an action has on the intensity of console price competition. Tying occurs when a console hardware manufacturer produces software which is incompatible with rival hardware. There are two impor...

The American University was asked to analyze the variance in types of regulations governing gaming enterprises, as well as the range of practices that gaming establishments follow. Survey Instrument There are three survey instruments for our three sets of respondents—industry gaming, tribal gaming, and regulators for each. The instruments were developed by our methodologist, Dr. Robert Dudley, ...

Robotic surgery has emerged as an alternative option in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. The development of the dual-console da Vinci Si Surgical System(®) has enabled modification of the training atmosphere. We sought to investigate operative times and surgical outcomes while operating with the dual-console model in a training environment for our first fifty cases. We identified the fir...

This paper describes an aggregation and correlation algorithm used in the design and implementation of an intrusion-detection console built on top of the Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC). The aggregation and correlation algorithm aims at acquiring intrusion-detection alerts and relating them together to expose a more condensed view of the security issues raised by intrusion-detection systems.

BACKGROUND Child screen viewing (SV) is positively associated with poor health indicators. Interventions addressing rule-based parenting practices may offer an effective means of limiting SV. This study examined associations between rule-based parenting practices (limit and collaborative rule setting) and SV in 6-8-year old children. METHODS An online survey of 735 mothers in 2011 assessed: t...

The console gaming industry is experiencing a revolution in terms of user control, and a large part to Nintendo’s introduction of the Wii remote. The online open source development community has embraced the Wii remote, integrating the inexpensive technology into numerous applications. Some of the more interesting applications demonstrate how the remote hardware can be leveraged for nonstandard...

In-game ad placement, defined as the process of placing advertisements in video games, is a rapidly growing industry with $295 million spent in 2007, $403 million spent in 2008, and $443 million spent in 2009 (Verna, 2008; Verna, 2009). However, video game sales for 2008 were $22 billion, with $11.7 billion of that being in entertainment software sales, $8.9 billion in hardware console sales, o...

STUDY OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyze differences between preadolescents and adolescents on the use of technology and to test the contribution of using Internet and mobile phone, and circadian preference on sleep quality. METHODS We recruited a sample of 850 (364 males) preadolescents and adolescents. Self-report questionnaires about sleep schedule, sleep wake behavior pro...

Illusion refining, indeed, appears to be a major driving force of video game evolution. The appeal of ever-more realistic depictions of virtual universes in itself justifies the purchase of expensive new machinery, be it the latest console or dedicated computer parts. Yet, one must not conceive of this evolution as a linear progression towards perfect verisimilitude. The relative quality of sta...