So anything that would improve the visual aspect of the games, as they couldn't do it on the computer screen yet.
Seventy French university students were recruited for the study and told they would be participating in a three-day experiment testing the effects of brightness of video games on visual perception.
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Some of the studies have been highly cited and widely publicized: one, by cognitive scientists Daphne Bavelier and Shawn Green of the University of Rochester in New York, published in Nature in 2003 2, has been cited more than 650 times, and was widely reported by the media as showing that video games boost visual skills.
In addition, full HD performance heightens the visual excitement of movies and games.
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From RPGs to visual novels, there are plenty of games that do that, sometimes with even more emphasis than Journey.
It is here, in the visual cortex, that artists play their games.
Some brain-imaging studies suggest that people who regularly use the Internet become more skillful in tracking down data and some video games appear to help players improve visual acuity.
Former cancer patients worked with the design teams to help create the right mood, challenges and visual design for "ReMission's" five games.
Additionally, Lucasfilm Singapore, produces digital animated content for film and television, as well as visual effects for feature films and multi-platform games.
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People who play video games, for example, have been found to process complex visual information more quickly.
Additionally, visual communication crosses cultures and languages with ease, as the recent Olympic Games reminded us.
Huang and cofounders Christopher Malachowsky (currently Nvidia's vice president of information technology) and Curtis Priem (who retired in 2003) looked at the cartoonish PC games of the time, such as Castle Wolfenstein 3d, and saw their future in improving the visual experience.
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