From simple pastimes, video games have become vital cultural forces shaping the future of entertainment, social life, technological innovation, and the very way we learn and interact with the world.

Teens compete in a video game tournament at the Portland Public Library in Maine in 2018. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Cheryl Robinson covers areas of leadership, pivoting and careers. “Put down that controller and do your homework!” Parents who ...

CU Boulder scientists find that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits Ever since video games began to gain widespread popularity, some have questioned how playing ...

In the last decade and a half, boys and young men have more than doubled their average time per week spent gaming. By Claire Cain Miller and Amy Fan Claire Cain Miller is working on a series of ...

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) watches videos with David Walsh (left), president of the National Institute on Media and Family, at a news conference in the Senate Office Building on the effects of ...