Re-Coding Hero Gender in Video Games
Lots of people have talked about gender stereotypes in video games. Few games have uniformly positive female images that young girls can look up to. Even fewer have female lead characters who are the...
View ArticleThe One World Futbol for Christmas
Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Maybe something that others might enjoy, too. Check out the One World Futbol (or soccer ball, for those of us in the US) project. (via Ken Belson at the New...
View ArticleAnother Cool Christmas Gift: Give to Child’s Play (& Maybe Receive, too)
Still looking for something nice to do this Christmas? Consider donating to the cool organization Childs Play. As their website puts it: Child’s Play seeks to improve the lives of children in hospitals...
View ArticleFor Amusement Only? Growing up with Technology
Over the Christmas holiday, my son and I were talking about video game arcades. I spent so much time in them during junior high. That and at the roller rink, where I first played Pong, Missile Command,...
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