Video Games: What’s the deal with Let’s Plays?

by Meredith Moore. Video games are a hugely popular component of the gaming community. They come in all types of genres that include different story lines, characters, and methods of gaming. In February of 2005, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim created something that would greatly change the gaming community. This invention was not …

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Oregon Trail Is Still Perfect For Your Classroom

The article Why Oregon Trail Is Still Perfect For Your Classroom by Lisi Gopin (http://www.edudemic.com/why-oregon-trail-is-still-perfect-for-your-classroom/), is a great explanation for teachers as to why gaming is a good technique to use in the classroom that is sure to educate students. When most people think about games they think about the typical games: card games, board games, …

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Life: The Game and the Ideals

Burns, Thomas A. “‘THE GAME OF LIFE’: IDEALISM, REALITY AND FANTASY IN THE NINETEENTH- AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY VERSIONS OF A MILTON BRADLEY GAME.” Canadian Review of American Studies 9, no.1 (January 1978): 50-83. Reviewed by Laura Hergenroeder In 1860 Milton Bradley released the Checkered Game of Life, and in 1960 released an updated version called The …

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Is Cheating Morally Wrong?

Michael Thomsen, “Cheating: Video Games’ Moral Imperative”; http://thefanzine.com/cheating-video-games-moral-imperative/ (5/23/2014) Reviewed by: Matthew Ryan Kendall Cheating in video games has been going on since video games first started arriving into the market. Players cheat for 2 reasons; one because of a behavioral struggle to constantly be in control over all outcomes. They are interested in having an …

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Graham & Gosling. 2013. “Personality Profiles Associated with Different Motivations for Playing World of Warcraft”

Review of: Graham, Lindsay T., and Samuel D. Gosling. “Personality Profiles Associated with Different Motivations for Playing World of Warcraft.” Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 16, no. 3 (March 2013): 189-193. Business Source Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed May 21, 2014). LEEROY JENKINS! My father recently came to visit me at my college apartment. After we explained basic …

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