Tag: gaming
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In Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, David Graeber makes the case that a sizable chunk of the labour economy is essentially people performing useless work, as a sort of subconscious self-preservation… more ›
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Like so many Roblox players, digital artist Everest Pipkin has their own abandoned birthday world. Last year, when the pandemic made in-person gatherings impossible, Pipkin downloaded Roblox Studio, the platform’s… more ›
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The creation of a metaverse — an online world that fulfills real-world desires and activities — was always inevitable. From sci-fi novels to Hollywood blockbusters, we have been well prepared… more ›
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Want the lowdown on what’s moving Asia’s markets in your inbox every morning? Sign up here. Zhang Yiming built ByteDance Ltd. into the world’s most valuable private company via a string… more ›
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Topline There is “little evidence” of a link between teens’ technology use and mental health problems, according to a new Oxford University study published Tuesday, which could throw into question… more ›
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In 2018, Megan Letter (then known by her maiden name, Leeds) was making about $400 a month posting videos of herself playing the life simulation game The Sims on YouTube. It wasn’t… more ›
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Amazon is expanding an existing program that gamifies warehouse work to encourage its fulfillment center employees to improve their efficiency and compete against others for digital rewards like virtual pets,… more ›
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first video game therapeutic as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, based on research by UC San… more ›