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Tropes vs. Women

Posted 06.14.2012

Read More: Misogyny, Damsel in Distress, Video, Anita Sarkeesian, Women in Pop Culture, Tropes vs. Women, Feminist, Sexism, Kickstarter, Miss Representation, Gaming, Video Games, Feminism, Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, Arts News

Imagine a world where female video game characters could save the world instead of waiting to get saved. Think about it: if the ladies were doing the ...

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James Bond, Tootsie, and Don Draper: Reinventing the American Male

Russell C. Smith | Posted 06.12.2012

Read More: 1960s, Relationships, Computers, Boys, Feminism, Gender Roles, Healthy Relationships, Internet, Tootsie, Women?S Rights Movement, Sex, Gaming, Don Draper, Alpha-Males, Social Skills, Guys, James Bond, Reinvention, Gender Socialization, The Demise of Guys, Culture News
Russell C. Smith

Too much time in front of a computer screen robs boys from developing the social and physical interaction skills required to relate to people in general, and women in particular.

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I'll Have Another

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Taxes, Casinos, Gambling, Internet Gambling, Gaming, Internet Gaming, Wire Act, Online Casinos, Politics News
Ken Blackwell

The DOJ gave states new revenue sources, saying that they could add other forms of gambling online so long as it didn't include sports betting. Poker, slots, blackjack -- all fine. And, like last weekend's Preakness, states are off to the races to see who can be first across the finish line.

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Wolfenstein 3D Hits The Web For Its 20th Birthday

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Wolfenstein 3D, Games, Web-Based Wolfenstein 3D, Wolfenstein 3D Birthday, Wolfenstein 3D 20th Birthday, Gaming, Video Games, Browser-Based Wolfenstein 3D, Technology News

Wolfenstein 3D is back -- but this time, it's on the web. First made available to PCs ...

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Video Games And The Soul Of The Machine

Greg Perreault | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Mass Effect, Soul, Xenoblade, Gaming, Religion and Video Games, Spiritual Development, Spirit, Artificial Intelligence, Religion News
Greg Perreault

Since "Frankenstein," our culture has been in conversation about whether we can create something with a soul. Two recent video games narratives have fed into this conversation and their contributions to it are worthy of examination.

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Halo 4 Gets Release Date

Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Halo 4, Multiplayer Games, Video, UK News, UK Tech News, Microsoft Xbox, Tech News, Halo 4 Multiplayer, UK Tech, Gaming, The Master Chief, Halo 4 Winter 2012, Technology News

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the fourth installment of its Halo series will be available for Xbox 360 on November 6, 2012 -- otherwise known as...

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Killing Time

Wendy Strgar | Posted 06.17.2012

Read More: Addiction, Internet, Technology, Time, Gaming, Facebook, Angry Birds, Mindfulness, Time Technology, Healthy Living News
Wendy Strgar

Our time is our life. How we spend the hours of our days is the truest measure of what we create, what we value and how we invest our life energy.

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Pixel Logic: How the Next 10 Years Will Reinvent Your Life

Russell C. Smith | Posted 06.17.2012

Read More: Digitial Cities, Hyper-Meaning, Digital Media, Gamification, Time Travel, Multiverse, Digital Tracking, Digital Age, High-Tech, Digital Acceleration, Fringe, Gaming, Technology, Alternate Universes, Multi-Sensory Experiences, Point System, Adaptive Psychology, Quantum Physics, Technology News
Russell C. Smith

Current technology can already process our experiences faster than we can think about them. Whether we welcome it or not, it's unavoidable, and greater digital acceleration will happen.

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Is Gaming Changing Health Care and Helping You Live a Healthier Life? Part 4

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 06.06.2012

Read More: Healthy Living News, Computer Gaming, Online Gaming, Consumer Engagement, Social Media, Social Networking, Gaming, Gamification, Mobile Gaming, Gaming for Health, Health Care, Healthy Living News
Barbara Ficarra

Health care today is all about you. Health care happens before you visit with your doctor, nurse practitioner or other health care provider.

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Are Computers Playing Games With Us?

David H. Bailey | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Computer Gaming, Computer Games, Computer Game Intelligence, Gaming, Computer Games History, Computer-Intelligence, Computer Game Technology, Computers, Artificial Intelligence, Science News
David H. Bailey

Games are as old as human society. But as with all other parts of society, games and gaming are being profoundly changed by the computing and communication revolution.

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Here's What We Know About The PlayStation 4

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Playstation 4, Playstation 4 Sony, Sony Playstation, Video, Orbis Playstation 4, Orbis Sony, Playstation 4 Orbis, Next Playstation, Sony Orbis, Sony Next Playstation, Gaming, Sony Playstation 4, Orbis, Next Playstation Sony, Sony, Technology News

Attention all PlayStation fans: Sony's next PlayStation release might be here by next year, and rumor has it the new device is codenamed "Orbis." A...

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Is Gaming Changing Health Care and Helping You Live a Healthier Life? Part 3

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Healthy Living News, Computer Gaming, Online Gaming, Consumer Engagement, Social Media, Social Networking, Gaming, Gamification, Mobile Gaming, Gaming for Health, Health Care, Healthy Living News
Barbara Ficarra

Do you think gaming is changing the landscape in health care? Do you think it can help you live a healthier life?

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Angry Birds Creator Peter Vesterbacka: "Games Are Good for Your Brain'

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Viral Marketing, Nasa, Angry Birds, Video Games, Exercise, Peter Vesterbacka, Games, Computer Games, Angry Birds Game, Gaming, Rovio, Business News
Elisabeth Braw

Angry Birds has transfixed the world with its angry -- but cute -- birds launching pigs. Its new game is based in space. But Angry Birds' creative director aims even higher: he wants to get the whole world exercising, with Angry Birds of course.

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Is Gaming Changing Health Care and Helping You Live a Healthier Life? Part 2

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Computer Gaming, Consumer Engagement, Gaming, Gamification, Gaming for Health, Gaming Personal Health, Technology Health Care, Gaming Health Care, Gaming Consumer Health, Technology, Health Care, Gaming Health, Healthit, Healthy Living News
Barbara Ficarra

Do you think gaming is changing the landscape in health care? Do you think it can help you live a healthier life?

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More Than the Art of Video Games

Michael Gallagher | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: The Art of Video Games, Smithsonian, Video Games, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum the Art of Video Games, American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gamers, Gaming, Culture News
Michael Gallagher

Video games have embedded themselves into our culture. And the future of the industry depends on the innovators who are drawn to it.

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'Mass Effect 3' Won't Make You Gay

Kevin VanOrd | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Mass Effect 3 Gay Relationship, Gay Plotline Mass Effect 3, Commander Shepard Gay, Gaming, Mass Effect 3 Gay, Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect 3's Commander Shepard Gay, Mass Effect 3 Gay Plotline, Gay Relationship Mass Effect 3, Gay Voices News
Kevin VanOrd

The young men who form the most vocal subset of the gaming community aren't the most welcoming bunch: lesbian romance was fine, because lesbian romance was hot, but gay male romance is gross and shoved down our throats by nature of its existence.

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Is Gaming Changing Health Care and Helping You Live a Healthier Life? Part 1

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Computer Gaming, Gaming for Health, Gaming, Gamification, Consumer Engagement, Healthit, Technology, Gaming Personal Health, Technology Health Care, Health Care, Gaming Health Care, Gaming Consumer Health, Gaming Health, Healthy Living News
Barbara Ficarra

Gaming is popular, so can the momentum continue if the games played are with the intent to encourage a healthier lifestyle?

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A Safe Bet: Online Gambling's Good for U.S.

Patrick Basham | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Betting, Gambling, Online Betting, Gaming, Online Gaming, Online Gambling, Gaming Industry, bodog.com, Technology News
Patrick Basham

Prohibitionists appear to ignore the fact that most gambling sites, like any reputable business, rely on customer loyalty to remain profitable. The necessity of maintaining a strong customer base would motivate legal American service providers to offer legitimate, reputable gambling sites.

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Orccon: The Art Of Gaming

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Collectors, Gaming, Strategicon, Gamers, Role-Playing Games, Nerds, Video, Arts News

As some of you might know, especially if you live in southern California, Orccon 2012 is this Presidents Day weekend. Beginning today and running unti...

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Ann Brenoff

Meet Marthazon, The 70-Year-Old Gaming Grandma

HuffingtonPost.com | Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Video, Gaming Grandmother, World of Warfare, Tech post50, Gaming, Grandparents, Gaming Grandma, Fifty News, Boomers Who Game, Boomers Who Play Video Games, Fifty News

Don't mess with Marthazon, the 70-year-old Guildmaster of Spartans on Dalaran. Marthazon is the screen name for Martha Schneck, a 70-year-old gran...

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Casino Bill Folds -- For Now -- As Vote Postponed

AP | By GARY FINEOUT | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Miami Gambling, Casino Bill Dead, Gaming, Miami-Mega-Casino-Debate, House Bill 487, Gaming in Florida, Florida Casino Bill, Genting-Malaysia, Miami News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida lawmakers are rejecting a plan to bring three major casinos to the Miami area. The proposal is most likely doomed for th...

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We Are All Nevadans

Arnie Reisman | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Gambling, Nevada Primary, 2012 Election, Gaming Industry, Elections 2012, Nevada, Gaming, Illegal Gambling, Massachusetts, Politics News
Arnie Reisman

What happens in Vegas goes everywhere. But wasn't there once talk about sin and degradation -- and gambling falling in there somewhere? Or was that just a subtext in The Music Man? How can gambling be sweeping the nation, a nation of evangelicals and fundamentalists?

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Good Games -- Is It possible?

Mateo Gutierrez | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Games, Games for Change, Nicholas Kristof, Zynga, Gaming, Cityville, Nicholas Kristof Games for Change, Farmville, Zynga Games, Facebook Zynga Games, Technology News
Mateo Gutierrez

I don't think people who play Zynga games are bad. Just like I don't think the grandma in Vegas is bad. They're just sad.

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The Moral Case for Gambling

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Casinos, Gambling, Steve Beshear, Thoroughbred, Kentucky, Christianity, Morality, Gaming, Horse Racing, Politics News
Jonathan_Miller

Accordingly, my support for gay marriage and legalized marijuana is not reliant on an "anything goes" worldview, but rather that these policies would fundamentally strengthen society and better address its public moral needs. The same holds true for my philosophy toward gambling.

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Smithsonian Details 'Art Of Video Games' Exhibit

AP | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Playstation, Art of Video Games, Video, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian, Gaming, Video Games, PlayStation 3, Atari, DC News

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian American Art Museum is announcing details of its first major exhibit exploring the art and evolution of video games...

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