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360 MAGAZINE is an award-winning international publishing on popular culture and design. We introduce avant trademarks to efficacious architects. We are a LGBTQIA2S+ friendly publication--officially recognized by the NGLCC. Our core demographic ranges from 19 to 39-year-old college-educated trendsetters within their respective international communities. The pages in this art book satisfy their strong interests including music, art, travel, auto, health, fashion, tech, philanthropy, design, food and entrepreneurship. It's an introspective digital/print/tablet portrait series, which encapsulates artists/brands/entities who embody the true essence of our publication- empowerment, equality, sensuality and most important of all, humanity within a global society.

ELLE Canada × Sandra Oh

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KO Média is proud to announce that the June issue of ELLE Canada stars brilliant Canadian actor Sandra Oh.

This outspoken and driven creator opens up to ELLE Canada Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Craft about her goals and what’s in store for the much-anticipated third season of her critically-acclaimed series Killing Eve. “I’m in a place in my career now where I am specifically interested in roles that explore a character’s race,” she explains during an intimate breakfast before the cover shoot, which was photographed by famed artist Greg Swales on location in Santa Monica, CA, before COVID-19 restrictions were imposed. “Sandra is an uplifting voice that it feels good to hear from right now: she’s honest, brave, hilarious, creative and dedicated to pushing conversations about race forward,” says Craft.
As powerful executive producer Shonda Rhimes says in this exclusive feature: “You cannot have a superficial conversation with Sandra.”

The timely issue is packed with relevant features for these unprecedented times, as ELLE Canada editors consider what to wear in order to bring joy to your life, round up the best loungewear, spotlight Canadian brands that are pitching in to help the fight against COVID-19, break down how to care for your hair at home, and score tips from the renowned professional home organizers of The Home Edit.

The June 2020 issue also highlights the Indigenous artists who are creating boundary-pushing pieces that are inspiring strength and healing in women, takes a deeper look at the three hero skincare ingredients you need to be using, and offers a frank look at the first stages of an open relationship.

The June issue of ELLE Canada will hit stands on Monday, May 18^th.

LA LOCKDOWN EXTENDED

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Home to the largest university system in the USA (with over 500,000), California has decided to extend their lockdown until July (or in some areas maybe August). Thus, major universities are beginning to cancel their Fall sessions.

According to Reuters, Barbara Ferrer, LA County Health Director, explicitly stated that many of the area’s shelter in place rules will apply for much of the summer.

Nicholas Johnson × Princeton

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After 274 years, Princeton names Nicholas Johnson as their first Black Valedictorian. Before the Canadian heads off to MIT for grad school, both Michelle Obama and Oprah congratulate him via social media for his recent accomplishments.

(Photo by Lisa Festa)

JAPAN HOUSE – Virtual Programming

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JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles Launches Virtual Programming Featuring Their Most Popular Series on Manga Art, Food, Film & Flower Arranging

Immersive Japanese Cultural Workshops Allow Fans to Experience Japan From the Comforts of Home

JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, the premier Japanese cultural destination in the heart of Hollywood is launching a virtual program featuring their most popular education and entertainment workshops, including expanded content, to enjoy at home during its temporary closure.

All events and content can be found on the JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles’ events or articles pages.

“JAPAN HOUSE aims to elevate awareness and appreciation for Japan through imaginative programming. As we look forward to welcoming visitors back to JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles in the future, we are excited to showcase the breadth of these cultural experiences online for fans to experience at home,” said Yuko Kaifu, President, JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles.

Current and upcoming content details follow. Watch for updates on the JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles social feeds, including new cultural stories and mindfulness-themed articles, to help people stay entertained and their minds energized during these unsettling times.

Manga & Anime-Inspired Character Drawing Workshops (May – June) Artist MinoMiyabi teaches students to explore the joy of drawing through simple techniques. While a pencil and paper may seem like rudimentary materials, in the hands of an illustrator or animator they can create magic. In countless art forms, including manga and anime, a simple line can become an entire world. JAPAN HOUSE previously hosted MinoMiyabi’s drawing workshops, especially popular with families and kids of all ages, during their landmark Naoki Urasawa exhibition in 2019.

The four-part series releases bi-weekly and teaches basic drawing skills, in addition to ways to practice on your own. The just-released Episode 1 entitled, “Emotions with a Simple Smiley Face!,” guides students on drawing basic emotions. Future episodes – “Build Your Own Characters,” “Animals 101,” and “Drawing Characters in Perspective,” will be released between May – June.

Japanese Food Lab | Home Cooking Series (May)

JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles’ beloved Japanese Food Lab goes online with its Home Cooking Series curated by Japanese food ambassador, Tomoko Imade Dyen. Available online starting this month, the first of the virtual cooking series features a recipe for Sakura Carrot Spring Rice (Takikomi Gohan), teaching a technique to make beautiful sakura-shaped (cherry blossom flower) carrots to garnish spring rice. Future episodes will feature a variety of themes and ingredients including one decided via an ingredient poll taken on JAPAN HOUSE’s social feeds.

Movie & Bites | Tampopo (May)

JAPAN HOUSE’s popular Movie & Bites series pairs dishes with acclaimed Japanese film and television shows. This first installment features foodie fan-favorite, “Tampopo,” a 1985 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami, and starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho and Ken Watanabe. Centering on a truck driver who stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business, the movie is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

JAPAN HOUSE will offer tips on making ramen, content introducing a variety of regional ramen and tips on how to enhance and best enjoy your at-home (instant) ramen experience.

Flower Arrangement (May)

The deep history of flower arranging in Japanese culture and the influence of Japanese perspectives in Western flower design will be explored through two tutorials with detailed written instructions and images utilizing easy-to-find items.

Flower Arrangement with Mitsuko Osuga: Mitsuko Osuga, acclaimed floral designer and owner of Mitsuko Floral, will highlight spring arrangements, drawing inspiration from vibrant color in combination with the idea of achieving “balance.” For people sheltering at home, participants can utilize common flowers and simple greens easily obtained from the supermarket or personal gardens, and everyday cellophane tape, to transform common bowls found at home (e.g., ramen or cereal bowls) into unique vessels for formal flower arrangements.

Flower Arrangement with Takeshi Nakamura: Takeshi Nakamura, lauded floral designer and owner of the popular Angeluck Custom Design Florist, will draw upon the Japanese connection to nature and the reverence for the healing power found within the appreciation of even the simplest of nature’s plants and forms. Common greens from house plants, flowers, and stones easily obtained from personal gardens and neighborhoods, combine with vessels found within the home, to present a template for distinctive creations.

ABOUT JAPAN HOUSE

JAPAN HOUSE is an innovative, worldwide project with three hubs, London, Los Angeles and Sao Paulo, conceived by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It seeks to nurture a deeper understanding and appreciation of Japan in the international community. JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles occupies two floors at Hollywood & Highland. The 2nd floor features a gallery space and the 5th floor hosts a Japanese restaurant, relaxing library, and event venue, along with spectacular views of Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles. JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles offers a place of new discovery that transcends the physical and conceptual boundaries creating experiences that reflect the best of Japan through its spaces and diverse programs.

ROLLS-ROYCE EXPLORES A VERY UNIQUE MUSE: A ROLLS-ROYCE ROSE

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This year more than ever, as we have been confined to our homes while the natural world flourishes around us, we are reminded of the wonders of nature. Spring is a time of hope and optimism, when bird song crescendos and flowers greet us with heady scent and vibrant colour. As we approach the first ever online RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Rolls-Royce looks a little closer to home and reflects on a Bespoke and storied rose, preparing for an abundant bloom.

In the courtyard of the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex, a rare flower — the Phantom Rose — is cultivated. Bred solely for the marque as a source of inspiration, Rolls-Royce’s Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence is the only place in the world where this rose can be found.

British Rose breeder Philip Harkness, of the award winning Harkness Roses, bred the Phantom Rose especially for the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective. His family has been breeding roses since 1879, establishing a tradition of beautiful blooms associated with the Harkness name. Today, plants and flowers bred by Harkness Roses remain a constant favourite on the international horticultural scene, winning gold at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show more than 25 times in the last 50 years.

On commissioning the rose, Rolls-Royce Bespoke Designer Sina-Maria Eggl, commented, “The rose had to embody Rolls-Royce’s poise, elegance and allure. The result was a very pure, delicate but voluminous white flower: sensual, but strong in presence, with an alluring aroma and extra winter durability.”

The Phantom Rose grows in a specially designed bed, fringed with lavender, running alongside the reflection ponds adjacent to the marque’s award winning Sir Nicholas Grimshaw plant. Indeed, it is no coincidence that both Rolls-Royce associates and the marque’s Bespoke Designers can view the rose bed through the plant’s floor-to-ceiling glass as they work.

The Phantom Rose is a blousy, creamy-white flower, offering a full bloom of 50 petals and a rich perfume. Harkness describes it as a quintessentially English rose, which took eight years to develop. It was, he says, a labour of love. “A rose has the ability to captivate you on many levels. It is a thing of beauty, it can stimulate the senses with wonderful perfume, the soft touch of the petals or the rasping pain from a thorn. It touches our emotions, signifies love and appears in some of our finest poetry. How can a simple flower live up to this expectation? The rose that Rolls-Royce has commissioned makes easy work of the task. Observe the glory of the bloom. There can be few more enjoyable experiences, thanks to the unending generosity and diversity of nature captured in one single rose.”

In 2017, an iteration of the rose debuted in a one-off design for Phantom’s Gallery. The Gallery is protected by an uninterrupted piece of glass that spans the width of the marque’s flagship, behind which a recess presents an up-lit stage, becoming an area for patrons to embrace the unique storytelling characteristic of the marque.

Stems of the rose were flown to awaiting master artisans from world-renowned porcelain manufacturer Nymphenburg, Bavaria, Southern Germany. Here, the rose was examined in its varying stages, from bud to full bloom, before being crafted by hand for the Gallery in the finest black and white porcelain ever created by the company. The development process alone lasted three months in order to achieve the same level of delicacy as the Phantom Rose itself.

More recently, the Phantom Rose acted as a primary point of inspiration for Rolls-Royce Bespoke Designer Ieuan Hatherall. It was here that an extraordinary Bespoke commission began, consisting of over one million stitches, for a Swedish entrepreneur with a passion for flowers. The Phantom Rose is illustrated in varying stages of maturity in the finest embroidery throughout the interior of a highly unique, one-of-a-kind Phantom.

Ieuan Hatherall commented, “There is a transcendent beauty when a rose garden is in full bloom. The commissioning patron wanted to create that same feeling of awe; an abundance of flowers to lift the spirit and celebrate nature’s decadent beauty.”

Ahead of the first ever online RHS Chelsea Flower Show, 18-23 May, Rolls-Royce releases an extended interview with the commissioning patron of The Rolls-Royce Rose Phantom. Click here to view the extended film.

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MGM Resorts International – Reopening Plans

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MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL RELEASES HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN FOR RE-OPENING UNITED STATES PROPERTIES

Expert input, digital innovation and operational enhancements are at the forefront of MGM Resorts’ “Seven-Point Safety Plan

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today released a report outlining the comprehensive health and safety protocols the company is implementing prior to re-opening its domestic properties and resorts which were temporarily closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report details MGM Resorts’ “Seven-Point Safety Plan” – a multi-layered set of protocols and procedures designed in conjunction with medical and scientific experts to deter the spread of the virus, protect customers and employees and rapidly respond to potential new cases. The full report can be found HERE.

“Preparing for the moment we can re-open our doors, MGM Resorts focused on developing a plan that puts health and safety at the center of everything we do. Our ‘Seven-Point Safety Plan’ is the result of months of consultations with public health experts and outlines our comprehensive approach to welcoming guests back safely,” said MGM Resorts Acting CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle. “Our properties will not look the way they used to for a while, and that’s not only okay, it’s critically important. We will continue providing the hospitality experiences we are known for, but we must do so safely. We will continue working with experts and following guidance from the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and government officials and regulators as we evolve these protocols based on the latest information.”

EXPERT GUIDANCE

MGM Resorts Lead Health and Safety Advisor: Dr. Shannon Magari, Vice President of Health Sciences for Colden Corporation

MGM Resorts is working with Dr. Shannon Magari, ScD, MPH, MS as its lead health and safety advisor for this process. Dr. Magari is the Vice President of Health Sciences for Colden Corporation, an occupational health, safety and environmental firm. Dr. Magari obtained her Master of Science from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College and received her doctoral training and served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health – specializing in Occupational Epidemiology.

OVERVIEW: MGM RESORTS’ SEVEN-POINT SAFETY PLAN

The full report, including detailed protocols, procedures and operational enhancements can be found HERE.

These protocols and procedures focus on balancing the customer service guests have come to expect from MGM Resorts with the urgent need to apply knowledge about COVID-19 and adapt environments accordingly. This plan is being implemented at MGM Resorts’ properties throughout the United States, with additions and changes being made based on local jurisdictions.

MGM Resorts’ Seven-Point Safety Plan is as follows:

1. Screening, Temperature Checks and Employee Training: MGM Resorts has implemented employee-screening measures to assess signs and symptoms of infection and whether the employee resides or cares for someone who has recently been diagnosed with the virus. Employees are currently and will continue to go through temperature checks before entering properties.Guests will be asked to abide by a similar self-screening protocol prior to arriving and during their stay. Guests who have reason to believe they may have been exposed to the virus are strongly urged to follow CDC guidelines for self-quarantine and not travel. We will look forward to welcoming those guests once the self-quarantine period is complete.

1. Mandatory Masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): All MGM Resorts employees will be provided and required to wear an approved mask when on our properties. We will also strongly encourage guests to wear masks in public areas and offer masks to any guests who need one, free of charge. Gloves will continue to be worn by employees who require them to do their jobs, such as food handlers and employees who clean public areas. Additional categories of employees required to wear PPE will be identified by medical experts.
  - Drink service: We will ask guests to minimize the amount of time masks are removed when drinking on the casino floor.
  - Eating: We will ask guests to refrain from eating on the casino floor to minimize the amount of time masks are removed.

1. Physical Distancing: Six-foot physical distancing policy will be in place, wherever feasible, with floor guides serving as reminders throughout MGM Resorts properties. From time-to-time, six-foot distancing will be challenging – and in those cases, reasonable mitigating protocols will be implemented, such as plexiglass barriers or eye protection for employees. Plexiglass barriers will be installed in areas throughout casinos and lobbies, where appropriate, for the safety of guests and employees. Signage will be installed throughout properties to guide employees and guests on how to safely practice physical distancing.

1. Handwashing and Enhanced Sanitization: Prior to property closures in March, MGM Resorts implemented increased and enhanced routine cleaning, based on CDC guidelines, with a focus on high-touch surfaces in common areas. We will continue using proven cleaning products in accordance with EPA guidelines for coronaviruses, bacteria and other infectious pathogens. Electrostatic sprayers will be used in many large areas to allow us to apply disinfectant more efficiently.In addition, custom-built handwashing stations with soap and water, along with hand-sanitizing stations, will be readily available in high-traffic areas and with a visible presence. Signage will be installed to guide and remind employees and guests of the importance of proper handwashing protocols.

1. Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Controls and Air Quality: MGM Resorts has always placed a high priority on air quality for our guests and has reviewed the operation of HVAC systems to identify additional opportunities to enhance their effectiveness. Rigorous measures in accordance with established guidelines to help mitigate the risk of virus transmission have been taken throughout our properties.As scientific information becomes available about the virus, and as additional guidance from state and local authorities and our medical experts evolve, we will continue to review and adjust the operation of our HVAC systems, fully recognizing the important role they have in keeping employees and guests healthy and safe.

1. Incident Response Protocols: MGM Resorts has protocols in place aimed at reducing the chance infection will spread. In the unfortunate event a guest or employee tests positive for the virus, we will activate incident response protocols to ensure the infected individual has access to medical treatment, exposed areas are thoroughly sanitized and, when possible, notify those who may have come in close, prolonged contact with the infected individual. MGM Resorts has medical and security personnel on staff to respond quickly in the event of an incident.

1. Digital Innovations: MGM Resorts is reimagining several aspects of the guest experience through technology to transition current processes into contactless options for guests that eliminates or reduces the need for waiting in line.
  - Contactless Check-In: Guests will have the ability to complete the check-in process entirely themselves through the MGM Resorts mobile app. This includes the ability to process payment, verify identification and obtain a digital room key, all through a mobile device. If preferred, physical keys will be available through self-serve key encoders. Employees will be available for guests who prefer check-in without using their mobile device, while still maintaining a line-reduced environment.
  - Food & Beverage: Digital menus will be available to view on personal mobile devices via QR code. Virtual queues will be in place for guests when immediate seating is unavailable. Guests will receive a text message notification when their table is ready.

ABOUT MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment company with national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 29 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings in the United States and Macau, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry such as Bellagio, MGM Grand, ARIA and Park MGM. The Company’s 50/50 venture, ROAR Digital LLC, offers U.S. sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands, including BetMGM and partypoker. The Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through the integrated resort opportunity in Japan. Through its “Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet” initiative, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us at www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.

ZIG MENTALITY – Live on Instagram

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TUNE INTO ZIG MENTALITY’S INSTAGRAM LIVESTREAM SHOW TOMORROW

Following the release of their debut EP THE SESH Ottawa punk trio ZIG MENTALITY is performing live on Instagram TOMORROW at 4:20 PM EST. Tune in HERE.

The band released a video for their song “If You Ever” alongside the release of THE SESH and a behind the scenes look at the video, check it out HERE.

ABOUT ZIG MENTALITY

An Ottawa trio of brothers—Jig Dubé [bass, lead vocals], Liam Dubé [lead guitar] and Quinn Dubé [drums, backup vocals]—proudly live up to their chosen name on their self-titled LAVA debut. “ZIG MENTALITY means being ready to adapt and grow,” exclaims Jig. “A zig is a sharp change in direction, so we’re willing to keep an open mind and break rules. That goes for the fact that we’re playing rock music our own way. If you come to one of our shows, there are mosh pits, stage diving, and crowd surfing, we want young people to benefit from the vibe we offer.” As kids in the Canadian capital, the boys grew up surrounded by instruments, obsessed with music, they began busking throughout Montreal and Toronto. By middle school, they hosted parking lot performances before and after OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival, Ottawa Blues Fest, and Bonnaroo. It wasn’t long before residents started calling cops to shut down their outdoor rock shows. The brothers moved the shows indoors, to the homes of their friends and hosted parties of their own. These gigs became the stuff of local lore and established them as hometown heroes. During 2019, they inked a deal with LAVA and hit the studio with producers Sacha Skarbek and Florian Reutter, recording in Orange Lounge Toronto and their own basement. Culling equal inspiration from Queens of the Stone Age as well as Kendrick Lamar and Rage Against The Machine, they emphasized live bass at the forefront, breaking from tradition even further. In the end, ZIG MENTALITY embodies what punk has always been about but with a sound belonging in the 21st century.

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POWFU – poems of the past

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Rising lofi artist Powfu has announced his debut EP poems of the past will arrive May 15 via Columbia Records. Solidifying himself as a major player in the lofi movement happening around the world, the collection showcases the diverse sounds and talents of Powfu, ranging between alternative, hip-hop, and bedroom pop. poems of the past is available for pre-order now.

Powfu has also shared a new track from the upcoming EP. “ill come back to you” is out today and features Sarcastic Sounds & Rxseboy. Listen HERE.

The 6-song EP kicks off with his massive hit “death bed (coffee for your head),” followed by the previously-released track “im used to it”. Also included are 3 brand new tracks, including “ill come back to you,” with features from his lofi peers Sarcastic Sounds, Rxseboy, Jomie, ivri, and sleep.ing, who is also Powfu’s sister. Rounding out the EP is an exciting new remix of “death bed (coffee for your head)” featuring one of Powfu’s all-time favorite bands, Blink 182. See full track listing below.

Track listing:

“deathbed (coffee for your head)” feat. beabadoobee

“im used to it”

“ill come back to you” feat. sarcastic sounds, rxseboy

“a world of chaos” feat. rxseboy, jomie, ivri

“popular girl, typical boy” feat. sleep.ing

“death bed (feat. beabadoobee & blink182) – bonus remix”

“death bed (coffee for your head)”

originally took off on TikTok, where the song has now soundtracked over 5 Million videos to date, and has since exploded off the platform and into the mainstream. The song continues to sit in the Top 10 on Spotify’s Global 50 and Top 5 on Shazam’s Global 200. The beabadoobee collab has steadily climbed the Billboard Hot 100 week by week and currently sits at #27. The track is now certified Gold in seven countries, including the US, and has accumulated over half a Billion streams to date.

Japanese Gaming to Help You Improve Decisionmaking and Reduce Stress

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Once stigmatized, video gaming has certainly gone mainstream now that people realize that claims of it being a bad influence were all but unfounded. The medium’s fans have also been able to shrug off their stereotype, with just about everyone playing some form of game at some point now, be it an MMORPG, a casual browser-based title or a freemium mobile game.

When it comes to gaming, though, there perhaps is no better source than Japan. The nation is home to the two biggest console companies in the world, Sony and Nintendo, and is continually looking for new gaming avenues to explore and expand into. The incredibly consistent quality of gaming platforms and software to come out of Japan holds products of the country in high regard, and perfect for anyone looking to capitalize on the benefits of gaming.

So, we’re going to delve into the proven benefits of video gaming, be it regularly or casually, as well as some Japanese gaming to explore to reap such benefits.

The benefits of gaming

Having proven the fears that gaming promotes self-isolation and violence are baseless, psychologytoday.com set about exploring the other side of the coin. While some feared that gaming had an adverse effect on one’s mind, they decided to explore the potential cognitive benefits of playing games. Citing recent research, it was found that there are lasting positive effects to playing action games, including to memory, attention, decisionmaking.

As well as bolstering your cognitive strength in these key ways, gaming has also been found to be a reliable tool in reducing stress. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given that gaming is supposed to be a leisurely entertainment pursuit. However, given how seriously many people take some games, their competitive nature, and the frustration involved in some titles, many are led to believe that gaming enhances stress. As compiled by makeuseof.com, a great deal of evidence shows that playing games can relieve stress and make you feel better.

Embracing Japanese gaming for its many benefits

The key to benefitting from the relaxation from gaming is to find a game that you like, that you want to spend time with, and that you find entertaining without it being overly challenging for you – just enough. While Japan is well known for its video games, the nation is also active in less mainstream gaming niches. For instance, the new japanbet.live platform offers an incredibly diverse selection of top-class online betting markets and titles, amongst which you’re bound to find a game that you find appealing and fun to play.

The benefits of decisionmaking, memory, and attention tend to come from more demanding games. You may know him as a sweet and innocent character, but Super Mario is behind some of the most notoriously stubborn games from Japan, with the latest being Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe for the Switch, as we read on nintendo.com. The infamous platformer will repeatedly demand that you make good decisions quickly, remember where hazards lie, and pay attention to your surroundings.

A couple of games from Japan that have taken the world by storm in recent years feature what is being labeled as “welcomed grind” – with grind usually being considered bad by gamers. However, Pokémon Sword and Shield and Animal Crossing: New Horizons both feature grinding elements that have proven to be very popular. Is seems as though the grinding to catch all Pokémon or to collect hundreds of thousands of Bells for Tom Nook becomes an exercise of decisionmaking, memory, agency, and is overall quite soothing. Context matters in these cases: as long as the so-called grind is enjoyable, it may just be what gamers come back for rather than a burden. In such titles, too, this grind is optional rather than required to play/finish the game, which transforms it from a player choice to a necessity.

Japan is very good at making all forms of games, regardless of the platform. If you seek the benefits proven to come from gaming, turn to any of Japan’s top-class exports.

The Gaming Revolution Started in the Noughties – Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Otherwise

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The gaming industry has had many significant turning points over the years. According to an article @ theverge.com, the first real digital video game was Stephen Russell’s 1962 creation, Spacewar! For others, it was the Brown Box after it offered a way to connect a computer (of sorts) to a TV and play. For those with shorter memories, names like Atari, Nintendo, and Sega have all been instrumental in the evolution of gaming. However, it’s possible to argue that things really changed for the better at the turn of the millennium. Since 2000, a few things have happened to make gaming bigger and better than it ever was.

Now, we could go back to the 90s and the first-ever mobile games. Tetris has been around on mobiles since 1994, while Snake really put the wheels of progress in motion back in 1997. However, these early offerings were seeds that, while sown, didn’t have much potential to grow until smartphones came along. Because of that, the real starting point for what we’ll call the “next generation” of gaming was poker and casino sites. As the 90s were coming to an end, a new concept in gaming emerged.

Old Games Become New Forms of Entertainment

By combining random number generators (RNG) with some preexisting games, developers were able to create the first online poker and casino sites. The idea quickly struck a chord with gamblers, gamers, and competitive types. Within a decade, the market was booming. The main reasons for the industry’s spectacular growth were unpredictability, diversity, and entertainment. Casino games have always been popular. Taking on the house in a game where anything can happen on the turn of a card or spin of a wheel is exciting. Software companies simply took this and ran with it.

However, what the early pioneers also understood was the power of diversity. Even in the early noughties, the internet was a place for all tastes. As such, developers needed to take a standard selection of games and build on them. So, alongside blackjack and roulette, slots started to gain prominence. With scope to invent new features, bonuses, and themes, the library of options quickly expanded. This strategy has been used ever since. For example, inside the online casino @ Betsafe.com, the lobby is now stocked with more than 1,700 games.

If You Build It They Will Come

From slots with a space theme like Starburst to virtual sports, Slingo, and live dealer tables, there is something for everyone. This level of variety is not only a testament to the evolution of gaming software but the state of the industry. In other words, modern online casinos are no longer reserved for gamblers. Today, they’re entertainment hubs where everyone, from the novice to the pro, can have fun. This is the reason the industry is now worth more than $50 billion according to the data @ statista.com. Why are modern casinos like that? Because more people have access to games than ever before.

When the first iPhone came out in 2007, it paved the way for mobile apps and, thus, games. 13 years later, in 2020, there are thousands of mobile games and more than 210 million players in the US alone. With more people no more than a touch away from some action, the market has opened up. Gone are the days when you needed a PC or console to indulge in virtual fun. This shift in dynamics is, in part, due to the rise of online casino sites and, subsequently, mobile gaming. There have certainly been many significant turning points in the industry over the years. However, in recent times at least, the noughties changed the game more than any other.