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Gaming for Veterans: Why the VA Uses Video Games to Help Veterans with Disabilities

August 12, 2019 Tara M. Clapper 0

The military has been using video games to help veterans with their recovery from physical and emotional trauma. To most gamers, this probably won’t come […]

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Why the E-Sports and Larger Gaming Community Must Address Mental Health

August 12, 2019 Tara M. Clapper 0

It’s pretty obvious to anyone involved in gaming at large: mental health issues are common, and often unaddressed in the gaming community. With the proliferation […]

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Editorial: The Role of Violence in Video Games

February 28, 2018 Katie Green 0

“You’ll ruin your eyes from playing that insipid game for so many hours! You’re going to turn into a violent person if you keep playing!” […]

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Crisis on Umbara: How Bioware Betrayed Female Gamers in Star Wars: The Old Republic

September 16, 2017 Christen Stovall 9

Christen Stovall is the author of the Song of Souls trilogy. She’s also a regular host on the YouTube pop culture series Breaking the 4th […]

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In Defense of Video Games, Part I: Conquering Disabilities

September 13, 2016 Catella Hallinan 1

To say I’ve got a lot of tattoos is an understatement, especially since one of my tattoos goes the whole way from my knee to my […]

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Tabletop Game Review: ‘Super Dungeon Explore’ and Rules Revisions

September 6, 2016 Cindy Gunnin 0

Super Dungeon Explore from Soda Pop Miniatures is a game that has been sitting unused in our game room for more time than I really […]

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Choice of Games: Play the Gender and Orientation You Wish

September 3, 2015 Kristen Abbott 0

As far as diversity in games goes, it’s hard to find one that allows options of gender beyond “male” and “female” and sometimes even ones […]

Women in Video Games Series: An Interview with Momodora Creator, rdein!

June 3, 2015 Jason G. 0

Last week Jason covered the Momodora franchise, in his on-going “Women in Video Game” series. This week we’re featuring his interview with Momodora creator rdein […]

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Women in Video Games Series: Momodora Franchise

May 26, 2015 Jason G. 0

I hate to lump these amazing and lovely games into one article, but they are all on the short side. Short enough you can probably […]

Women in Video Games Series: Guardian Legend

May 1, 2015 Jason G. 0

After watching the “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games” series by Anita Sarkeesian I found myself thinking about games with female leads and how they are […]

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