Designer’s ‘Operation’ Aims to Make Human Achievement ‘Immortal’

Lots of video games tell stories about how our world is under attack and will eventually see destruction unless the player fails to take action. While I used to dismiss these stories as a dime a dozen, I am becoming concerned that they may end up being reality if the current political climate is any indication. The constant influx of news concerning financial mismanagement, wars and political bickering make me think that humanity’s time on earth may not last for much longer. Read more

World of Warcraft = Terrorism?

When I sit down to play World of Warcraft with my friends, the last thought that comes to my head is the possibility of a terrorist attack.

However, according to Dr. Dwight Tovas, a professor at National Defense University, a school funded by the Pentagon, such an attack is possible, and he went into great detail explaining just how it might happen. Read more

Pew Survey: 97% of U.S. Teens Love Video Games

According to a national survey conducted by  Pew Internet & American Life, 97 percent of teens in the United States play video games on a regular basis, further proof that gaming is an acceptable social activity in society.

Perhaps this statistic is what I need to finally convince my parents that playing video games do not amount to spending time in an “intellectual wasteland.” Read more

GameOn: Finance Has Its Keynote Speaker

Interactive Ontario has just announced that David Edery, who is the “Worldwide Games Portfolio Planner” for Xbox Live Arcade, a research affiliate for the MIT Comparative Media Studies program and author of the book “Changing the Game: How Video Games are Transforming the Business World,” will handle the keynote address at GameON: Finance, which is occurring on October 28 and 29 in Toronto. Read more