A sedentary son, a boyfriend planning an unpleasant vacation, and girlfriend who hangs up.
Dear John: He Says I Cry Too Much
April 27, 2013 By 8 Comments
A boyfriend who thinks his girlfriend cries too much, a guy who thinks his gay friends have too much PDA, and a son playing violent video games at a friends house.
Why I Hate Wrestling Video Games
April 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
Oliver Lee Bateman laments the inability of game developers to produce a video game that captures the unique charms of professional wrestling.
Are You Raising a Narcissist?
March 22, 2013 By 8 Comments
The cultural and technological trends that are making us even more self-absorbed.
In Defense of My Husband’s Gaming
March 20, 2013 By 7 Comments
People warned Wendy Zamora that falling in love with a gamer was a big mistake. All these years later, she’s glad she didn’t listen.
A Long Way From ‘Duck Hunt’: Kids and Video Game Violence
March 12, 2013 By 3 Comments
The dangers of video games for our children are not as simple an equation as linking first person shooter games to real mass shootings.
The Cognitive Dissonance of Game Violence
March 8, 2013 By 8 Comments
A new generation of first-person shooter games causes players to reconsider violence and control.
The Difference Between Want and Need
February 25, 2013 By 3 Comments
Why should a man clean his toilet rather than play video games?
5 Therapist’s Tools for Talking With Your Kids About Violent Video Games
February 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
MAPPS: NYC Therapist Dr. Saliha Bava’s tools for talking with kids about violent media (and a whole lot more).
Violence in Video Games: 2/16
January 31, 2013 By 1 Comment
What can we teach our children about violence in video games?
The Stories We Read vs. The Stories We Tell
January 15, 2013 By 4 Comments
A Charles Amis interview unlocks one of the keys to video games as an artform.
The Tyranny of Rights
January 12, 2013 By 82 Comments
In an age of nuclear weapons and mass shootings, does it still make sense to uphold an American’s constitutional right to bear arms?
Day of Cease Fire For Online Shooter Games
December 20, 2012 By 3 Comments
Gamers pledge to honor the victims of Newtown by putting down their virtual guns for a day.
The Utility of Rape Porn
November 7, 2012 By 73 Comments
Under what circumstances is it acceptable to simulate non-consensual or violent sex?
The Insomniac’s Club
October 15, 2012 By 3 Comments
Jackie Summers spends another night with Insomnia. It’s going to be a long one.
“Before video games my friends and I nearly killed each other using sling shots and sticks!”
Do you let your kids play video games? If you do, how do you decide what is too violent for their age?
These are comments by Glides, Nico, and Mr. Supertypo on the post “We’re Raising a Generation of Killers”.