Category Archives: video games

Earnest’s Demographic of Video Gaming

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

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 →

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Presentation on Capitalism and Video Games at San Diego State University

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

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 →

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Splatoon 2 Players Fight Hate with LGBT Pride

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

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 →

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Can the Nintendo Switch Create Physical Gaming Spaces?

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

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 →

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2017 ESA Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

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 →

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Google Releases Findings on What Teens Find Cool

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

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 →

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Video Game Music: Discussion and Resources

Posted on March 25, 2017 by

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 →

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BBC’s The Women Challenging Sexism in E-Sports

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

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 →

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Documentary Review: Man Vs. Snake

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

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 →

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New Research Finds Adult Men are Choosing Video Games Over Full-Time Work

Posted on September 24, 2016 by

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 →

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