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Gaming May Be Popular, But Can It Damage A Resume?A photo of a computer screen, keyboard and mouse taken over a teenager boy's shoulder. The boy is playing a third person shooter game.

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Gaming May Be Popular, But Can It Damage A Resume?A photo of a computer screen, keyboard and mouse taken over a teenager boy's shoulder. The boy is playing a third person shooter game.
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Gaming May Be Popular, But Can It Damage A Resume?

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The First Video Game Came Long Before Pong And Was Invented By A Manhattan Project PhysicistTennis for Two, the first ever video game, played on an oscilloscope.

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The First Video Game Came Long Before Pong And Was Invented By A Manhattan Project PhysicistTennis for Two, the first ever video game, played on an oscilloscope.
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The First Video Game Came Long Before Pong And Was Invented By A Manhattan Project Physicist

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Seals Playing Video Games For Science? We've Got The Footage To Prove ItA seal lies on its stomach looking at a screen with white dots. On the left and right of the seal are two red balls.

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Seals Playing Video Games For Science? We've Got The Footage To Prove ItA seal lies on its stomach looking at a screen with white dots. On the left and right of the seal are two red balls.
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Seals Playing Video Games For Science? We've Got The Footage To Prove It

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Praise The Sun: Notoriously Difficult Video Game May Help Players Cope With DepressionA lit bonfire.

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Praise The Sun: Notoriously Difficult Video Game May Help Players Cope With DepressionA lit bonfire.
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Praise The Sun: Notoriously Difficult Video Game May Help Players Cope With Depression

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Retro Gamers Like To Revisit The Games They Played When They Were 10A photo showing three retro gaming control pads hanging against an yellow background by their cables. All three controllers are positioned towards the right hand side of the image. The first is a super Nintendo control, next is a playstation 2 controller positioned a little lower, and then there is a classic Atari joystick controller.

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Retro Gamers Like To Revisit The Games They Played When They Were 10A photo showing three retro gaming control pads hanging against an yellow background by their cables. All three controllers are positioned towards the right hand side of the image. The first is a super Nintendo control, next is a playstation 2 controller positioned a little lower, and then there is a classic Atari joystick controller.
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Retro Gamers Like To Revisit The Games They Played When They Were 10

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Frequently Playing Video Games Associated With Better Cognitive PerformanceThe photo shows an older grandfatherly man playing a Playstation game with is young boy, presumably his grandson. The two are sat on a stone grey sofa in a living room. The man, who is wearing glasses and has a chinless beard, is leaning slightly to his right as he is playing.

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Frequently Playing Video Games Associated With Better Cognitive PerformanceThe photo shows an older grandfatherly man playing a Playstation game with is young boy, presumably his grandson. The two are sat on a stone grey sofa in a living room. The man, who is wearing glasses and has a chinless beard, is leaning slightly to his right as he is playing.
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Frequently Playing Video Games Associated With Better Cognitive Performance

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Super Mario Bros. Is Mathematically Impossible To SolveSuper Mario Bros figure character.

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Super Mario Bros. Is Mathematically Impossible To SolveSuper Mario Bros figure character.
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Super Mario Bros. Is Mathematically Impossible To Solve

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69 Percent Of Gamers Admit To "Smurfing", Despite Hating ItA keyboard, mouse, pair of headphones, and a game controller.

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69 Percent Of Gamers Admit To "Smurfing", Despite Hating ItA keyboard, mouse, pair of headphones, and a game controller.
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69 Percent Of Gamers Admit To "Smurfing", Despite Hating It

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Violent Video Games Don't Increase Aggression And Might Actually Be BeneficialA medium shot of the back of a boy in a red hoodie and blue cap sitting at a desk playing a video game. The boy's room contains posters of planets on the far right of the photo. In the background, you can see a window view of a houses across the road. The video game shows a first person perspective of a someone holding a gun.

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Violent Video Games Don't Increase Aggression And Might Actually Be BeneficialA medium shot of the back of a boy in a red hoodie and blue cap sitting at a desk playing a video game. The boy's room contains posters of planets on the far right of the photo. In the background, you can see a window view of a houses across the road. The video game shows a first person perspective of a someone holding a gun.
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Violent Video Games Don't Increase Aggression And Might Actually Be Beneficial

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13-Year-Old Boy Becomes The Only Human To Ever Complete TetrisA Tetris cartridge next to a Nintendo Game Boy.

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13-Year-Old Boy Becomes The Only Human To Ever Complete TetrisA Tetris cartridge next to a Nintendo Game Boy.
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13-Year-Old Boy Becomes The Only Human To Ever Complete Tetris

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Want To Be A Better Gamer? 15 Minutes Of HIIT Might Helpexercise improves gaming

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Want To Be A Better Gamer? 15 Minutes Of HIIT Might Helpexercise improves gaming
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Want To Be A Better Gamer? 15 Minutes Of HIIT Might Help

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China Report Declares Youth "Gaming Addiction" Defeated By Tough Restrictionsarticle image

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China Report Declares Youth "Gaming Addiction" Defeated By Tough Restrictionsarticle image
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China Report Declares Youth "Gaming Addiction" Defeated By Tough Restrictions

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IFLScience Meets: Video Game Artist And Tessera Studios Cofounder Sara Miguel Picohow to get into games

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IFLScience Meets: Video Game Artist And Tessera Studios Cofounder Sara Miguel Picohow to get into games
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IFLScience Meets: Video Game Artist And Tessera Studios Cofounder Sara Miguel Pico

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Self-Described "Gamers" More Likely To Engage In Sexist, Racist, And Other Extreme BehaviorsFront view of a white gamer shouting at the screen

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Self-Described "Gamers" More Likely To Engage In Sexist, Racist, And Other Extreme BehaviorsFront view of a white gamer shouting at the screen
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Self-Described "Gamers" More Likely To Engage In Sexist, Racist, And Other Extreme Behaviors

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This Drumming Video Game Boosts Working Memory In Older AdultsVideo game boosts cognition in older adults

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This Drumming Video Game Boosts Working Memory In Older AdultsVideo game boosts cognition in older adults
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This Drumming Video Game Boosts Working Memory In Older Adults

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