GDC: Mollendustria's Pedercini On 'Reappropriating' Video Games (Gamasutra)
Multimedia artist, Carnegie Mellon professor and independent designer Paolo Pedercini is best known for his Molleindustria projects -- the shorthand definition of his work would be "serious games", but he defines it as "a reappropriation of video games that combines media activist attitude with game criticism." These have included McDonald's Videogame, a criticism of the fast-food chain ...
Violence in Video Games Leads to School Massacres (Pravda Ru)
Specialists are concerned about the psychological state of children who like playing violent video games. A recent study proved that the more a teenager is used to killing virtual characters, the more dangerous he or she may become in the real world.
Today's Poll: Do you think there's a direct link between video games, heavy metal music (ect.) with actual violence? (Kansas City Kansan)
Do you think there's a direct link between video games, heavy metal music (ect.) with actual violence? trends
Video Games Hit Former NCAA Stars' Sore Spot (NPR)
Ed O'Bannon and Sam Keller are involved in two class-action lawsuits against the NCAA and Electronic Arts Sports, so they're trying to make their pain palpable — to the point that it's measurable in dollars
MIT lab helps designers reimagine video games (Boston Globe)
Don’t bother asking Abe Stein whether he believes video games qualify as art. “The answer,’’ he said, “is an obvious ‘yes.’ ’’
First lady calls for video games promoting kids' health (Denver Post)
First lady Michelle Obama challenged software and video- game designers Wednesday to develop games and tools that get kids, especially 9- to 12- year-olds, excited about eating better and exercising more.
OnLive to begin streaming high-end video games to Macs, PCs in June; tiny 'console' to come (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK - In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular games over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.
VIDEO VIOLENCE: New research shows violence in video games makes kids more aggressive (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
New research shows it's more important than ever for parents to monitor the video games their kids are playing.
Midland couple's new business brings video games to the customer (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
Midlanders Marc and Deborah Dimmig are launching a new business that brings popular video games to the customer.
Move over, Zelda: Redmond group developing a first for video games (KOMO Seattle)
Promethium Marketing has developed "Tweet Defense" -- infusing the power of social media directly into a game platform.
