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Category Archives: video games
Earnest’s Demographic of Video Gaming
Earnest, a technology company that analyzes data pulled from loan applications, surveys, and/or publicly available data sources released their finding on the demographics of video game consumers. In this case, they pulled their data from student loan refinancing applications. Data sets … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Research, Sociology, Study, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged data, demographics, Gaming, Research, sociology, Video Games
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Presentation on Capitalism and Video Games at San Diego State University
I’ll be presenting at the “Capitalism: Culture and the Individual” on April 14th at San Diego State University. The presentation, entitled “Now You’re Playing With Power: Video Games and Capitalism”, will focus on how video games have contributed to a … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Sociology, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged capitalism, conference, Gaming, Research, sociology, Video Games
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Splatoon 2 Players Fight Hate with LGBT Pride
There’s been an interesting development going on in the Splatoon 2 community. Players can interact with their fellow peers via shared in-game pictures and messages. For anyone familiar with Mii-verse, these messages are more or less mii-verse posts in game … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Sociology, Study, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged games, LBGT, Nintendo, social issues, sociology, splatoon, Switch, Video Games
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Can the Nintendo Switch Create Physical Gaming Spaces?
I recently did a pilot study of physical gaming spaces and why individuals choose to attend gaming events. I’m currently looking to extend the pilot study to a fully realized research project, and will hopefully share it when it is … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Research, Sociology, Study, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged games, Gaming, Local Multiplayer, Multiplayer, Nintendo, sociology, Switch, Video Games
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2017 ESA Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has published their annual report about the computer and video game industry. This yearly report is an invaluable asset for researcher looking for statistics and figures concerning video game usage and consumption, as the ESA … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Shenmue, Sociology, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged esa, Facts, Gaming, gaming industry, Research, sociology, Statistics, Video Game statistics, Video Games
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Google Releases Findings on What Teens Find Cool
How do you do, fellow Kids? Google today released It’s Lit: A Guide to What Teens Think is Cool a report of the brands, technology, and products teens think are cool. Of the topics covered in the report are what … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Research, Sociology, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged cool, Gaming, google, Microsoft, Research, teens, Video Games
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Video Game Music: Discussion and Resources
I often find myself listening to video game music as background music while I read or write. It makes sense, most of the tunes we hear in video games were meant to be just that: background music to your adventure … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Sociology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged Gaming, music, sociology, Video Games
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BBC’s The Women Challenging Sexism in E-Sports
A quick one to share today: Apart of their 100 Women of 2016 series, a series of videos and articles about influential women in varying industries, the BBC has put together a video and accompanying piece about women in the … Continue reading
Posted in equality, gaming, Sociology, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged equality, Gaming, sociology, Video game, Video Games, women
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Documentary Review: Man Vs. Snake
I had the chance to watch Man Vs. Snake, now streaming on Netflix, which tells the tale of the Nibbler world record holder. Like King of Kong before it, the movie delves deep into the community of world-record arcade gaming … Continue reading
Posted in Documentry, gaming, Kickstarter, Sociology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged documentary, Gaming, sociology, Video game, Video Games
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New Research Finds Adult Men are Choosing Video Games Over Full-Time Work
It’s the end times my friends: Video games are destroying our economy. New research coming out the Princeton, The University of Chicago, and University of Rochester has found a correlation between the abundance of high quality video games and uneducated … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Sociology, Study, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged Economics, Gaming, Research, sociology, Video Games
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