Archive for October, 2008

Post LITA presentation video

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in presentations | No Comments »

The fine folks from the Lita Forum asked me a few questions on video after my presentation. I'm grateful that they managed to edit out much of my incoherence. I ... Read more..

Justifying violence: Situated context

Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in games | No Comments »

Just War games are fairly straightforward. The player fills the role of the "good guy". Ethically complex Just War games may give reasonable grounds to doubt whether the violence is ... Read more..

Justifying violent content: the just war

Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in games | No Comments »

Just looking at my shelf of games and my collection on Steam, a disturbing number of titles that I have played simulate violent acts. There are entire genres of games ... Read more..

Video games and encouraging reading

Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in games | No Comments »

I suppose articles like this recent one in the NY Times and their reactions are a sign that video games are, in fact, becoming a rival of the accepted media ... Read more..

How do games justify their violent content?

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 Posted in games | No Comments »

As I've mentioned, I've been reluctant to write about the ethics of violence in games. However, last week, Jack Thompson was disbarred in Florida and that changes the landscape ... Read more..