Today on
Headline RePLAY: Peter Molyneux departs Lionhead Studios, new studies on the
benefits of videogames and Apple’s new iPad.
Peter
Molyneux, the creative mind behind Populous
and Black & White, is the latest
to announce his departure today from Microsoft and Lionhead Studios.
“It is
with mixed emotions that I made the decision to leave Microsoft and Lionhead
Studios, the company that I co-founded in 1997, at the conclusion of
development of Fable:
The Journey,” Molyneux told Kotaku.
“I felt
the time was right to pursue a new independent venture,” Molyneux continued. “I'd
like to thank the team at Lionhead, as well as our partners at Microsoft
Studios for their support, dedication and incredible work over the years.”
Molyneux
took to Twitter to announce that his “new independent venture” is to be a new
company called “22 Cans” which he described as “something really amazing, scary
and brave.”
*Source:
Kotaku & @pmolyneux
We often
see studies on the negative effects of playing videogames, but new studies are
showing that videogames can change a person’s brain— for the better.
According
to the Wall Street Journal, new studies by universities suggest that gaming can
improve creativity, decision-making and perception. Other benefits can include
improved hand-eye coordination and vision.
One study
found that action-game players “made decisions 25% faster than others without
sacrificing accuracy.” Researchers also discovered that the most skilled
players can make/act on choices “six times a second” which is “four times
faster than most people.”
Additionally,
researchers found that women were “better able to mentally manipulate 3D objects,”
an ability that men “are generally more adept.”
Most of
these studies examined adults instead of children.
*Source:
Wall Street Journal
New iPad, new
specs, which means more options for game development! The new iPad that was
announced today is no different, boasting full HD 1080 resolution and a
quad-core A5X processor.
Apple says
the new processor is “twice as fast” and offers “four times the performance” of
a Tegra 3.
*Source:
Engadget
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