I have wondered many times what makes someone a better gamer than the rest. I thought it was basically down to good reflexes and practice but, according to a recent study, it might all be in your head.

The study, published by the Cerebral Cortex Journal, was conducted in the US by the University of Illinois, the University of Pittsburgh and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scientists from these universities found a relation between the size and development of a certain part of the brain and a person’s ability to perform at video games.

There is a general relation between brain size and intelligence in the animal kingdom so, the larger the animal, the smarter it is. There are notable exceptions as in the case of humans, though. Even though a whale’s brain is bigger than ours, humans are thought to be smarter because the part of the brain that controls cognitive abilities is proportionally larger. In a similar fashion, a person’s ability at certain tasks can be identified from the size of the regions in the brain responsible for those tasks.

It’s good to see someone working on games for those who are disabled in some way.

The Singapore M.I.T. Gambit Game Lab’s main goal is to make games that can be distributed globally from the start instead of producing games from one continent, then later translating them for other continents. A student named Eitan Glinert thought it would be a good idea to make a game catered to people who are visually impaired for his Master’s thesis.

Along with the help of seven other students and a professor, the team created a game called AudiOdyssey that allows the blind to play alongside with those who can see.

The game can be played with either a….

With all of the detractors that have made news in the gaming industry, there has always been one individual who has stood in our defense.

That individual is Henry Jenkins, a professor at MIT who not only has his own blog but has frequently spoken in defense of video games in article after article.

Now, the renowned media scholar is taking his knowledge over to the University of Southern California, where he expects to expand on his research methods, which not only cover video games but also includes…

A group of researchers at MIT are working on a video game they expect to appeal to a broad audience, including a group that, until now, has been neglected: the visually impaired.

The game, titled AudiOdyssey, is based on matching the rhythm of various audio tracks just as a DJ would. All you need is a good ear. If the player makes a mistake, she/he gets an ugly sound and the crowd will start to demand a good performance. To make things easier and more intuitive they adapted the WiiMote so that the game can be controlled by waving it in time with the beats.

AudiOdyssey is still a prototype but the developers hope the…