For most of us, it’s hard to imagine a media-free day. Understanding what’s happening in the world, maintaining our social media profiles, staying in touch with family, being entertained, making new friends, engaging with governments, and with our democracy, are all activities that usually require media participation. To do these activities regularly and effectively, we […] … learn more→
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Less than half of Australian adults know how to identify misinformation online
Helping a child gain self-confidence: advice from three great philosophers
The years 2020 and 2021 will have been, for schoolchildren as well as for students, years “heckled”, not to say “black”. The strong disturbances due to the pandemic have generated a lot of stress, caused psychological distress, and psychologically weakened a large number of children and young people. Under these conditions, can parents cherish the hope […] … learn more→
‘Exergames’: interactive video games against sedentary lifestyle in childhood
Without realizing it, the technological boom of recent years has produced a change in our social paradigm. In a natural way, we share our routine with technology, both professionally, personally and socially as well as for leisure. This is a very different picture from other decades. Now, from early childhood, it is directly or indirectly integrated into […] … learn more→
Sedentary lifestyle: educational initiatives to alleviate student suffering
Many studies warn about the effects of distance education and isolation on the mental health of young people. Between stress, anxiety attacks, undernourishment, and a sedentary lifestyle, the student world is very affected by the containment measures taken to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with this state of affairs, the teams responsible for physical and […] … learn more→
How game worlds are preparing humanitarian workers for high-stakes scenarios
The pandemic has bred a new dependence on online technologies for work and social engagement. Immersive technology such as that used in 3D video games, virtual reality and augmented reality can be designed now so that the person experiencing them is transported into a socially rich online world. This began with the design of massive online role playing games and […] … learn more→
The hardest quests in OSRS
Player opinion may not match OSRS quests tell different stories. Some are short and sweet, others are as long as an epic. Then there are whole questlines, such as the one for the elves. Each one is rated for difficulty with Grandmaster being the hardest. These are the most difficult and longest quests of all. […] … learn more→
Tips that every WoW Classic player needs to know about
Things have been pretty stale in the realm of World of Warcraft Classic for the past couple of months, but that’s all about to change. With the recent announcement that Blizzard has made during their BlizzCon 2021, The Burning Crusade Classic, the first expansion pack ever released for World of Warcraft back in the early […] … learn more→
Types of personal electric transport (bikes, scooters, hoverboards, skateboards etc
There comes a time in your life when you no longer want to walk everywhere you go. When you cannot afford a vehicle and insurance, what options do you have left? Well, one thing is for sure, you do not need to be rich to afford a personal electric transport device. What is a personal […] … learn more→
Learning to flirt, something that is not yet taught in school
Starting the process of approaching and seducing the person we are interested in is not easy. During adolescence, motivated by hormonal changes, social norms or learned models, boys and girls feel the urge to experiment with this task . Between pushes – not too abrupt -, elbows, slaps, stolen kisses or some teasing, a process begins that […] … learn more→
The Spanish speaker recognizes 30,000 words on average
Estimating a person’s vocabulary with total precision is a chimera, and all the data that have been proposed so far on this are, at best, good approximations. The reason for the poor success of vocabulary estimates lies in the wonderful ability of the human brain to use linguistic resources to create and modify words. We know […] … learn more→