Does Gaming Teach Kids That Gun Control Is a Bad Idea?
New research provides evidence supporting that troubling possibility. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Andreas Levers/Flickr) Why can’t we get…
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‘Pokémon Go’ Has Another Genocide Controversy on Its Hands
The augmented reality game runs into trouble in Cambodia. By Max Ufberg (Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) The Tuol…
Historic Sites Push for the Removal of ‘Pokémon Go’
Pokémon Go removed game play from the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., last week, at the museum’s request,…
A Critique of Conscience in Joseph DeLappe’s Video Games
DeLappe’s public-spirited Internet creations are a rebuke to colonial power — and to the hegemony of an art market run…
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Robs Players of Compassion
Playing sexist, violent video games can decrease empathy for female victims of violence. By Tom Jacobs A young…