Lately, I have been contemplating the artistic value of video games. IP wrote about video games as therapy recently but one debate that persists is whether or not video games are art. One of the more (in)famous opinions about this is Roger Ebert's, in which he rejected video games as art because … [Read more...]
Video Games as Therapy
The idea of video games as therapy is not a new one. If you’ve ever played video games, or even know someone who has, or even read the news in the past decade or so, there is a good chance you’ve at least heard reference to video games being used as a form of therapy. Gone are the days when video … [Read more...]
When Even Your Internet Ads Know You’re a Geek – Understanding Internet Privacy
Today I was on Imgur researching for an article when I noticed a hilarious (and slightly creepy) ad. The ad (which you can see to the right here ->) was for a "geek" dating site. First, let me just say that I do not need to find a date because I happen to have the most wonderful, amazing, awesome … [Read more...]
Retroincompatible
I love history. I love video games. Video game history is really hard to get into, though. Why? Because every five years, we ceremoniously dump video game history into a trash bin and pretend it never happened. Console generations have outlived their usefulness. I'm not saying anything particularly … [Read more...]
Taking Time to Unwind
I do not know why it sometimes seems as if the weight of the world comes crashing down on me. One minute I am fine. I might even be laughing or enjoying myself and then BAM! It’s like suddenly reality hits me and I find myself in a bad (or sad) mood and I couldn't even tell you exactly why if you … [Read more...]
The Sega Cycle
As anyone who knows me will tell you, I am a dyed-in-the-wool proponent of the old school Sonic the Hedgehog games. In the original era of the console wars, when there was real guerrilla warfare and trading of blows every day to prove who was best instead of today's bland trench warfare in which … [Read more...]
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