The Discovery Chanel hosted a two-part video series – Gamer Generation. While these videos are a bit dated, each still provides a useful overview of the industry, media effects, and video games research. Of particular note, Dr. Weber’s study Does playing violent video games induce aggression? Empirical evidence of a functional magnetic resonance imaging study is featured in the fourth [...]
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Discovery Channel – Gamer Generation
Posted by richardhuskey on October 3, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/10/03/discovery-channel-gamer-generation-episode/
Technology is the Competition?
I’m generally not one to link TED talks, but Sherry Turkle’s TEDxUIUC talk is worth watching. In sixteen minutes, Turkle outlines the second half of her latest book, Alone Together (this book is a terrific read, and absolutely worth the purchase). While I do not always agree with Turkle, I tremendous respect for her, and her work. This [...]
Posted by richardhuskey on April 2, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/04/02/technology-is-the-competition/
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