Art by Sybil ZhangIt seems like every other week another article comes out about how technology is ruining lives, turning the populous into brain dead zombies who can't be without their phones for 20 minutes and are addicted to the dopamine dose they get every time someone likes their post on Facebook. People love to harken back to the old days of yore when apparently everyone … [Read more...] about Embrace the Tech Age
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Patching Creates Problems
“We will just patch it in,” they say. Last year was not what some would call a good year for video games. The year brought critically acclaimed titles like the high-profile “Dragon Age Inquisition” and the independently-made Kickstarter “Shovel Knight.” However, last year was also a year of sloppy first impressions in the console game … [Read more...] about Patching Creates Problems
Unplug Yourself to Engage Your World
Art by Sacha Irick Do you ever look up from your phone and see the sun a little lower and the people around you are different from when you last looked? If so, you’ve caught yourself in phone limbo. Our obsession with technology, with either video games or social networking, is dangerous. The effects can already be seen in younger generations, our siblings, our family … [Read more...] about Unplug Yourself to Engage Your World
It’s Not Sexism; It’s Empowerment
The video game and comic industries have long been derided for their depictions of women, more so than even film and literature. Frankly, with the long history of the scandalous outfits, provocative poses and scenarios created simply for titillation, it’s not hard to see why both mediums would come under fire. However, the conflict between the opposing sides of feminism is not … [Read more...] about It’s Not Sexism; It’s Empowerment
Gamergate is a Mob without a Head
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
