Video game

Classic Games to Rediscover Online

One of the best aspects about living in the middle of the digital age is the access we have at our fingertips to countless resources. All we need to do is open a browser on any internet-connected device and, just like that, we can pull up any information we can think of. Plus, the huge advances made in digital technology mean thatwe can watch just about anything online too.  

Don't get into a moral panic with so-called violent video games

According to news reports, Turkey?s Family and Social Policies Ministry is considering a ban on the game Minecraft, concerned it promotes violence and social isolation. This ban is opposed by Turkish scholars who are concerned research does not support it and the ban amounts to censorship. I?m an American scholar who studies video game violence, so I follow these issues closely.

Turkish scholars launch petition against possible Minecraft ban

Turkey's leading academics on game studies have launched a petition against the Family and Social Policies Ministry's controversial initiative to ban Minecraft, a popular videogame.

"Computer games cannot be reviewed as if they are bonzai," said the petition launched on change.org on April 18, referring to a synthetic illegal drug.