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Category Archives: Games
The Harm Of Gaming: We Present The Facts | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
I don’t usually do posts that are little more than sharing other people’s posts, BUT….. This is just too good not to share: Astonishing Figures Demonstrate Our Worst Fears via The Harm Of Gaming: We Present The Facts | Rock, … Continue reading
Deconstruction and Takeaways (games)
5 Lessons Professors Can Learn From Video Games – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education Nice article. via 5 Lessons Professors Can Learn From Video Games – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education. The author suggests we might … Continue reading
Global Game Jam is this weekend
http://www.globalgamejam.org/ Live video can be found at http://www.globalgamejam.be/livewall/ The local Calgary site begins at about 4 PM today; others have started, of course, as the various time zones join up. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
On Dissertations and Theses
When I was writing my thesis I looked for examples of dissertations to get some ideas about how to formulate my own – you know general style, chapter organization, etc. It was suggested that I go to my school’s library … Continue reading
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All Videogames, All the Time?
Now, I’m a big fan of Serious Games, but I’m also quite sure that this is one of those cases where more is not necessarily better. What is important is balance. I suppose it may be difficult to make sure … Continue reading
More Trouble in River City
Here’s a well-written explanation for why most of the media-effects studies really don’t tell us anything: WHY VIDEO GAME RESEARCH IS FLAWED By CHRIS LAVIGNE Studies that spread the idea that video games are harmful to children are conducted by … Continue reading
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Be professional enough to do a decent literature review…
SHEESH! I get a lot of papers to review in Game Studies; Serious Games; Educational Games., etc. I used to learn a lot from reading these papers. Not anymore. Not only is much of what I read “old news” (i.e. … Continue reading
When will Tech Companies figure out that it’s actually GOOD business to have a DRM that isn’t draconian?
There’s a big todo about EA’s DRM – and rightly so. It’s no wonder Spore is being pirated at amazing rates. You know – many people would be willing to pay for it (and NOT try to steal it) if … Continue reading
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