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Fear and Paranoia in Texas
It’s amazing what can happen when a group of ignorant people react to something they clearly don’t understand. A high school senior in Fort Bend County, Texas, has been removed from his school for creating a ‘terroristic threat.’ He didn’t threaten to blow up the school, nor did he threaten to slaughter his fellow classmates [...]
May 3rd, 2007 | Filed under Culture, Video Games -
Jon Stewart on Insane Jackasses
I often rant, rave, and foam at the mouth when I hear people blaming video games and other media as the root cause of child corruption. In this clip from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he says more in a few minutes than I ever could. Of course, it’s the Congressmen in the clips [...]
Jun 23rd, 2006 | Filed under Politics, Video Games -
Gaming Addiction in Korea
A recent Washington Post article about gaming addiction in Korea really seems to handle the topic better than I would have expected. In America, with video games blamed every time a kid goes nuts, I would have expected the article to be slanted toward the “video games cause addiction” side. Instead, the article refreshingly looks [...]
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Here We Go Again
A teenage school shooting plot was foiled thanks to a tip posted by another teen on MySpace. My first thought as I began reading the article was that it’s good to finally see some positive press about MySpace. I don’t use it, but I know people who do. They’ve somewhat jokingly told me that they [...]
Apr 21st, 2006 | Filed under Culture, Video Games -
Video Games Are Obscene in Utah
The Utah House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a violent video games bill which equates such games with pornography. The Republican-sponsored bill now must go the State Senate. The linked article featured this little gem of a quote from the bill’s sponsor, David Hogue, in reference to school shootings such as Columbine: “Would these same kids [...]
Feb 28th, 2006 | Filed under Politics, Video Games -
Software Piracy and Indie Games
It is not uncommon to see a thread in the Indiegamer forums regarding software piracy and what, if anything, to do about it. Read through some of the threads and three obvious camps emerge: those who think they need to do whatever they can to deter pirates, those who think that you can’t stop them [...]
Jan 18th, 2006 | Filed under Video Games -
Time Management & Game Design
Phil Steinmeyer talks (with tongue-in-cheek) about the difference between goofing off and designing a game. I like his take on it. It’s something I hear a lot of indies, particularly those who work alone, complain about. Time management, motivation, and discipline are common topics in the Indie Life forum over at Indiegamer. I’m usually fine [...]
Jan 15th, 2006 | Filed under Video Games