"It may be easy for you, but for me it's the most terrifying thing in the world, " says Joe, who is currently spending his days playing computer games with friends and occasionally practicing rugby with his father in the scorching 48 degree Celsius August heat.
Most days my grandfather sits at his computer, playing chess online with old friends.
Lewis, a longtime player of videogames and Dungeons and Dragons, the forerunner paper-and-pen role-playing game, graduated with a degree in computer systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1993.
Often, childhood obesity is attributed to a " toxic environment, " filled with endless hours of computer use and video game playing.
Europe's computer industry is usually playing catch up with its faster- moving U.S. counterpart.
She and her son, who was busy playing computer games in his seat, were with a tourist group that had toured eight U.S. cities in twelve days.
Lockitron creators Cameron Robertson and Paul Gerhardt were both University of Colorado students -- studying history, economics and finance, and computer science respectively -- when they started playing with inventions.
Then, as now, there was talk of a new era, with electricity and the motor car playing the role of the Internet and the computer.
The new Onkyo TX-NR807 also capable of playing computer music files from networked PCs, is fully compatible with the Digital Living Network Alliance's DLNA 1.5 consumer electronics interoperability specification, and sells for less than half the price of the company's previous network-capable model.
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With the advent of computer games, the way people look at role-playing games is different than it was in 1980.
But when Google began allowing video producers to charge money for footage, the playing field narrowed--right now, it's basically competing with Apple Computer 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iTunes store.
Unfortunately, I've grown increasingly hesitant about relying on BB Maps as my sole navigation option for my trip to Spain, so I've been playing with two other options: an older APK of Google Maps sideloaded from my computer -- it's sluggish, but usable -- and Nokia Here on the BB10 browser.
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It actually comes pre-programmed with a game controller script, so you can plug it into your computer and start playing as soon as you open the box (requires the free Super Tux Cart videogame).
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While many of those working in videogames come into the office boasting advanced degrees in computer science and fine art, a game tester can walk in with just a passion for playing games.
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