(CNN) Before the pandemic, video games were a weekend-only activity in our house, allowed for one hour a day, Saturday and Sunday.
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Crucible: The science behind why watching others playing video games has become so popular -
Twitch was acquired by Amazon in 2014 . It has become the major platform for gamers around the world to show off their skills and acquire massive fanbases, even rivalling YouTube. In 2019, it attracted 17.5 million average daily users and more than 600 billion minutes of gameplay were watched.
It is easy to understand why it is fun to battle your way across fictional lands but a bit confusing why so many people enjoy watching someone else do it. However, the reasons they do are not so far removed from their own gameplay.
To Keep Summer School Fresh, JCPS Turns To Video Games For Inspiration
Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) will be holding summer school online this summer, to help students catch up academically while abiding by CDC health and safety guidelines during the pandemic.
Students who were provided Chromebooks and WiFi hot spots during nontraditional instruction (NTI) will be allowed to keep them for the summer.
“We’re really trying to think about the appeal of digital gaming, and how can we give this that same appeal,” Coleman said in a call with reporters Wednesday.
Best video games for a real workout | MDLinx
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have had less access to gyms, parks, and playgrounds. By some reports , physical activity is way down while sedentary screen time is through the roof . What's the solution? Use that screen time for physical activity by playing video games that emphasize exercise.
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So, if you can't get to the gym, get in front of the TV and load up your family's video game system. Here are some of the best games to get your heart pumping and your feet jumping.
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Advertising Enters Video Games At A New Angle Through Esports 05/28/2020
In-game advertising in video games has been a subject of debate among gamers -- and a difficult mountain to climb for advertisers for some time.
How advertisers can do it right is a huge area of focus for the not-so-distant future of video games.
Traditionally, publishers of mainstream games like Activision Blizzard, Riot Games, EA, Epic Games and others have stayed away from heavy in-game integrations that have so taxed the mobile ecosystem.
Here’s your chance to play video games with Chris Godwin
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin proved to be a star on the field last season, catching 86 passes for 1,333 yards and nine touchdowns, earning his first Pro Bowl selection.
While we may never get the chance to line up and play alongside Godwin on the field, the Bucs receiver is offering fans a chance to play along with him in Call of Duty .
Four Houston-related Video Games to Help You Remember the Outside World | Houstonia Magazine
It snowed this morning—the first snow of the season— and I was so profoundly thrilled. I ran outside to dance around in the falling ice, stepping in a pile of dog droppings in the process. Outside my window in the great city of Houston, the current temperature is 88 degrees, and it's the unofficial first week of summer. That means muggy thunderstorms, and not quite the winter wonderland I've described.
With the novel coronavirus is putting a damper on traditional summer plans, Houstonians, myself included, are turning to the digital world to fulfill their sun-drenched (or in my case, snowy) dreams. Digital escapism comes in many forms during far less unnerving times, but over-scrolling social media feeds and endlessly browsing Netflix's "Feel Good Reality-TV" category can only do so much good. This is where simulation games, which replicate real-world activities and situations, really shine.
A YouTube powerhouse cranks out more video game covers - The Boston Globe
Carlos Eiene counts the instruments around him, and a loud crash resounds through the phone. He pauses, comes back — the sleigh bells have fallen to the ground. The final count is 20, including a few saxophones, flute, clarinet, upright bass, guitar, keyboard, and an array of percussion instruments. "I still need more, but I don't have the space for it," he says, a smile in his voice.
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In the channel's earliest days, he posted a smattering of piano covers, but quickly tacked toward jazz, his affinities shaped by hours spent playing the saxophone in jazz band and playing "Pokémon Diamond Version" on his Nintendo DS.
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