Cognitive deficits

One aspect of video games that is less often discussed is their potential to test or screen for cognitive deficits. The idea is that if scoring well on a video game requires a specific cognitive skill, then individuals who score especially poorly on this game may have...

Melbourne games

Wander is one of 19 independent game development companies working out of the Arcade co-working space at Southbank in Melbourne. Set up just a year ago by the Game Developers’ Association of Australia, with support from the Victorian government, the space is...

Vancouver bundle

Humble Bundle, the popular gaming website ( www.humblebundle.com) that offers deeply discounted video games in weekly bundles, has released the first-ever Vancouver Edition games bundle which offers seven great PC games available for just one week, and all for one...

Villain to hero

The one thing that every great animated film you’ve ever seen probably has in common is a spellbinding story. That and a villain. In the middle of the story that Lincoln Wallen tells about the history of his company, DreamWorks, the villain that pops up is none...

More #GamerGate

Anita Sarkeesian, a feminist cultural critic, has for months received death and rape threats from opponents of her recent work challenging the stereotypes of women in video games. Bomb threats for her public talks are now routine. One detractor created a game in which...