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Gaming Increases in Popularity During the Pandemic

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The Pepperdine "Super Smash Brothers Ultimate" team participates in Mainstage, a competitive tournament, in November 2021. The team saw an increase in interest and participation during and after the semesters students were engaged in remote learning. Photo courtesy of @PeppEsports Instagram The world’s first gaming console, the Magnavox Odyssey, debuted in 1972 and launched … [Read more...] about Gaming Increases in Popularity During the Pandemic

Escape to a World of Dungeons and Dragons

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Graphic by Nate Barton Dungeons and Dragons, a role-playing game in which players invent characters and a Dungeon Master invents the story, has grown in popularity over the past few years. More students should invest time in learning and playing the game, using it as a chance to escape from screens for a time and take a break from the real world while practicing creativity … [Read more...] about Escape to a World of Dungeons and Dragons

Gamergate: Ideas Revisited

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Art by Peau PorotesanoGamergate is a movement that was supposedly against the increasing gender complexity forming in the gaming medium. I previously, in an article I wrote last semester, called those who followed it misogynists who were resistant to the idea of games being more than just entertainment. However, since then, most news sources, even those dedicated to video games … [Read more...] about Gamergate: Ideas Revisited

Gamergate is a Mob without a Head

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These days, it seems so much more difficult for women to get into the video game business. I could say that the rampant misogyny was always there within the darkest parts of the online community. Then the media critic Anita Sarkeesian created a Kickstarter campaign. In 2012, Sarkeesian attempted to acquire funding for a video series titled “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games.” … [Read more...] about Gamergate is a Mob without a Head