Video game vampires

Volunteering time and service is hard enough. Volunteering my scarlet life oil that commutes through my body tubes each day? Psshhha. Don’t people get paid for that? I’m kidding. Kind of. And by that, I mean – that’s the first selfish thought that comes to my mind. And the second thought is “Yes. People get paid for that.” And then the third thought is: “Instead, I’ll just not press the.. Read More

Can bloodshed help your sight?

Got bad vision? Why not hone those homicidal skills god gave you? With video games? That’s right. Video games are apparently the way to go if your vision’s going. But not just any one will do. The first person shooter game “Medal of Honor” has apparently passed both the wandering eye and cataract test. Between the “back and forth” motion your optical muscles are required to do – to the.. Read More

Outrageous Acts of Science: Arboreal bulldozer

I’ve heard of people taking video games seriously, but…seriously? Football is just a game. And World of Warcraft (or whatever Treyarch MWXYZ is) is also just a game (a game where grown men and ten year olds alike verbally revile one another online in sweet anonymity – protected from anything other than invectives). But take an ex-football player who has settled for playing online video games after having left the.. Read More