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The Young & The Restless

... teenage years, Zs have more stimulants keeping them up at night. Many also aren’t getting ample exercise, with gym classes and sports teams being cut in schools (see Play The Game) and their rising interest in gaming and non-athletic sports (see Video Game Time), which means they’re less likely to be physically tired at the end of the day. When asked what they would do if they could have an extra hour a day, qualitative respondents unanimously said they would spend it sleeping. A 15-year-old in ...

Global Gaming Trends

... splitting the prize money.Goatly Knowledgeable U.S. sports fans can earn money by playing Goatly, a daily sports trivia game. When the game goes live, users of the app are notified that they have an hour to submit their answers to the questions of the day. Players who answer each question correctly split the prize money, and the app recently removed the minimum payout requirement that most other trivia apps have.SwagIQ To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Swagbucks, an online rewards ...

Digital Destinations

... , miniclip, ign, addicting games, reddit, warcraft, wow, gamefaqs, steam, gamespot, itunes, xbox, cartoon network, free arcade, nintendo, kotaku, gameinformer, joystiqSPORTSespn, google, yahoo, twitter, cnn, grantland, nfl, sportscenter, mlb, transworld, bbc, fox sports, bleacher report, deadspin, fifa, bingMOVIESnetflix, imdb, fandango, rotten tomatoes, deadline hollywood, hulu, moviefone, trailer addict, bittorrent, flixster, film, project free tvTVxfinity, amazon, avclub, av club, comedy central ...

Culture Spotlight On China

... especially not yet appropriate as work wear—but it’s likely headed in that direction, as has been the case in the West. Major global sportswear brands such as Nike, Asics, Reebok, and New Balance are finding much traction, while there’s a growing crop of locally designed activewear brands, like Particle Fever, which makes sports bras, leggings, and running shorts that are both practical and fashionable. Another successful newcomer to the local fitness scene is Runner Camp, a concept ...

ProPlay

... going to get better? How am I going to compete? WORKING TO BE THE BEST In the kids’ sports world, it’s intense and nonstop. It’s not just, ‘My buddies and I are going to go outside to shoot some baskets’ anymore. It’s all very focused towards the goal of beating the competition.LIKE THE PROS The level of competition amongst [the kids is high]. They know they’re going out on the field, whatever the sport is, and they want to be every bit as good if not better than everybody else. They want ...

Dual Intentions

... global youth agree that technology has made dating a game. Yet, unlike most traditional games and sports, there is no clear endpoint, and the number of opponents—and potential teammates—is infinite. Hence, young people are eager to play The Dating Game for the opportunity to hone their strategy skills, enjoy the rush of a win, and derive pleasure from dating’s newfound entertainment value. Never before has it been easier for young people to meet potential dates…but it’s also become more ...

Digital Trends

... and opinions of last night’s episode are a little too ubiquitous. Hence the rise of a new crop of apps and plug-ins that block spoilers. TWIVO is a Google Chrome add-on that blocks plot-spoiling tweets in one’s Twitter feed; SPOILER SHIELD is an iPhone app that censors Facebook and Twitter feeds for both TV and sports spoilers; and SPOILER FOILER is a Twitter app, created by Netflix, that blocks words or phrases that may ruin the Breaking Bad series finale for those still catching up on the show ...

Through the Looking Glass

... seamlessly. (Typically, GTA3 players must toggle their gaze between gameplay and a GPS map in the corner of the screen.) GlassFit guides users through workout circuits, yoga classes, and athletic drills, all while tracking each individual’s respective performance over time. Mobile and connected TV service Thuzz Sports uses algorithms to rate games and alert fans when to tune into trending games across the leagues they follow. Recently, the company introduced a Glass app that offers coverage for NFL ...

ReLuxe

... LuxuryWhat youth deems aspirational today is a far cry from the past, when luxury centered around exclusivity through high price: the designer bag, the sprawling mansion, the flashy sports car. Ys can access such offerings for a fraction of the cost via services that leverage the circular economy (see weCommerce), making high price no longer the signifier of luxury it once was. They can rent the designer bag via Armarium, pool their resources for a party house through Airbnb, and be chauffeured in a ...