Posts Tagged ‘video games’
What The Hell Happened To Our Nerd Culture?
Once upon a time the concept of being a nerd was one that was forever linked with social dogma. Being labeled a “nerd” or “geek” reserved you a spot at the school lunch table with the rest of the social ...
Now Teachers Are Trying to Blame Bad Kids on Video Games
IGN is reporting on a story from The Guardian that a conference of schoolteachers in the great UK have determined that violent video games are to blame for the issues of small children. Rightttttt…..
Why Videogames Aren’t Art Yet: Fear of the Taboo
In my ongoing series on “Why Videogames Aren’t Art Yet“, I’ve talked about lack of passion and romance in gaming. I feel that those two reasons are areas in which games can improve and evolve in. But in ...
Why Videogames Aren’t Art Yet: Lack of Passion
In the first part of my “Why Videogames Aren’t Art Yet” series I discussed the lack of romance in video games. I think there is an overwhelming reason why their isn’t good romance in current games, a sub...
Why Videogames Aren’t Art Yet: Lack of Romance
Over the years there has been a huge debate as to whether or not video games are art. Everyone from Ken Levine of Bioshock fame, to the movie critic Roger Ebert has thrown in their two cents. As a hardcore gamer capable of seei...
