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After reading [Ready Player One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One) I felt a bit of nostalgia and serendipitously got this: * [The Psychology Behind Video Game Sounds (1972-1998) | Part I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLPbLdHAJ0) * [The Psychology Behind Video Game Sounds (1998-...

This is a blog post about progress on [Eevee's videogame](https://github.com/eevee/anise-cheezball-rising).

New research reveals that frequent video game players exhibited improved performance in cognitive tasks related to attention and memory. A new study, published in the British Psychological Society’s British Journal of Psychology, reveals that regular gamers exhibit enhanced performance in tasks asse...

A recent Japanese study has identified a positive causal impact of video gaming on mental well-being, with the Nintendo Switch showing significant benefits for young people’s mental health. A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour has revealed a causal relationship between video gaming ...

An international partnership has led to the development of technology that identifies autism-specific traits. Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Nottingham Trent University have developed a one-minute video game that accurately differentiates children with autism from those with ADHD o...

Oliver Flatt (of egglog fame) has been working on a DSL that lets you build games via youtube clips which he's been teasing but is finally ready. Accompanying video trailer (also linked in the blog post): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm5MKsAv-lE

Also, https://github.com/OpenEmu.

A look at why the once-vibrant Japanese game development scene is now falling behind, and whether indie games are the way forward.