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U.S. diplomacy goes virtual with youth video game
The United States expanded its e-diplomacy efforts Wednesday with the launch of a video game aimed at helping young people get a better understanding of American language and culture. The game “Trace Effects,” allows players to follow a university student named Trace, from the year 2045, who has accidentally traveled…
‘Call of Duty’ sees record sales of more than $500 million in first 24 hours
The latest installment of the blockbuster video game “Call of Duty” raked in more than $500 million in the first 24 hours, making it “the biggest entertainment launch of the year,” its publisher said Friday. Activision Blizzard said “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” was an instant hit as it…
Researchers use role-playing fantasy video game to treat teen depression
Long viewed as a contributing factor in teenage isolation, computer games are now being used to treat adolescent depression in an innovative New Zealand programme. Rather than simply encouraging players to engage in mindless destruction, the SPARX video game attempts to teach teenagers how to deal with depression using a…
Violent video game targets feminist blogger
A short-lived online video game encouraged players to “beat up” a blogger researching sexist tropes in the gaming industry, The Huffington Post reports Though “Beat Up Anita Sarkeesian,” as the game was called, was taken down from NewGrounds, a games and animation open-submissions site, 24 hours after being posted, it’s…
Can a video game actually teach about street harassment?
When I first heard about this online video game “Hey Baby”, which is a game where you get to blow away dude who harass you on the street and that’s about it, I fully expected the internet to be rife with butt hurtness about it from dudes who probably then…
Socks and underwear for Christmas
The inevitable post-Black Friday stories report that while it wasn’t as bad as it could have been, spending was way down and profits even more down. Being reflexively liberal, I have a scoffing “so what” reaction, but I know that this isn’t so great, realistically speaking. Black Friday is not,…
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