Science news articles about 'puzzle play'

... skills, a study by University of Chicago researchers has found. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of spatial skill ... -- and to examine why there is a sex difference in the difficulty of the puzzles played with and in the parents' interactions with boys and girls ...

... they participated in six leisure activities that engage the brain: reading, writing, doing crossword puzzles, playing board or card games, having group ...

Sweeping medieval fantasy game "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" and addictive puzzle play in "Portal 2" won accolades at the world's largest gathering of game makers that wraps up Friday in San Francisco.