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Ad revenue from online game used to feed the poor->

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Keith
Keith writes "BBC News has a recent article about a new website, Freerice.com, which uses profits from on-screen advertisements to buy food for impoverished nations through the UN World Food Program (WFP). Because the game involves word quizzes, it is also potentially useful as a tool for building up your vocabulary, whether for personal reasons, or to prepare for the SAT's or GRE's. Give it a shot."
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Businesses

Disabled sue Disney for exception to Segway ban->

Submitted by rtphokie
rtphokie writes "3 disabled guests of the Walt Disney World Resort are suing Disney contending that Disney violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it forbid the use of Segways in it's theme parks. Disney allows motorized wheelchairs and scooters but not the faster Segways citing safety concerns for other guests on crowded walkways."
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Wii

Wii to sellout despite 1.8 million made each month->

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Wowzer
Wowzer writes "Despite 1.8 million Wii being manufactured each month, Wii's are said to sell out anyway. To quote Nintendo's President: "I can't guarantee that we're going to meet demand. As a matter of fact, I can tell you on the record that we won't." You might want to buy a Wii early if you want one under the Christmas tree, considering Nintendo started boosting the production output during the three months ending June 30, 2007. Additionally, in a Fox TV interview with Alexis Glick, Nintendo's President Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed the Wii would not be lowered in price."
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Quickies

WhatTheyPlay.com VideoGame Review Site for Parents->

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Tech.Luver
Tech.Luver writes "WhatTheyPlay is all about videogames, and it's for parents just like you. We'll help you understand everything you need to know about the games your kids want to play, and bring you friendly, helpful, unbiased information about the content and the experiences that videogames provide. Says the welcome message at WhatTheyPlay.com In his words, "For many parents, figuring out which video games are safe for kids can itself be a maddening game. Most game reviews in fan magazines and on enthusiast websites don't offer much help, with their fixation on geeky details such as frame rates, texture maps and physics engines. The packaging gives parents a few clues — whether the game contains violence, strong language or sexual innuendoes — but little else. Two game industry veterans plan to launch a website today that aims to help parents who might not know what a first-person shooter is but have kids clamoring for the new "Halo 3 game. ( http://techluver.com/2007/11/12/whattheyplaycom-to-help-parents-understand-about-the-games-their-kids-want-to-play/ )"
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PC Games (Games)

Why Single Player Games Will Never Die->

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spidweb
spidweb writes "RPGVault at IGN.com has a new article about why there will always be a healthy market for single player games. For a huge portion of the market, the stress of dealing with (and competing with) other humans defeats much of the purpose of playing games to relax in the first place. From the article, "Computer games are, to a large extent, about adolescent power fantasies. We can write off three or four losses as valuable learning experiences. Lots and lots of losses? Well, then I am not living my power fantasy. I am providing the fodder for someone else's."

The article is at

http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/832/832692p1.html"
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Social Networks

Improve Your Vocabulary, and Feed the Hungry->

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petercasier
petercasier writes "FreeRice is a simple web-computer game with a humanitarian soul. The computer game tests your vocabulary. For every word you get right 10 grains of rice are donated to hungry people through the United Nations. The game began on October 7, 2007. Thus far over one billion grains of rice have been donated. You learn and you help. A class room example of a win-win."
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