May 1, 2013 | Forbes
Shannon Sun-Higginson isn’t a gamer, but when a friend told her about the Cross Assault incident, where competitive gamer Miranda “Super_Yan” Pakozdi was harassed on camera by her own coach, she was shocked. Then her friend told her, “This is the tip of...
Mar 31, 2013 | Forbes
Parties aren’t just a fun way to unwind after a long day on the showroom floor. Because of the networking opportunities they afford, the after-hours parties have become almost as important as the convention itself. Several parties at the recent Games Developer...
Mar 4, 2013 | Forbes
Remember the Anita Sarkeesian kerfuffle from May 2012? That was when blogger Sarkeesian created a Kickstarter project to fund a five-part series of short films about women’s roles in videogames…which led to a tidal wave of Internet hate. Good news for those of us who...
Feb 14, 2013 | Forbes
iTunes U is an underappreciated section on iTunes. It’s a pity, because it provides wonderful lectures and educational material from universities, museums, and libraries from around the world. watching and listening to iTunes U is like being in college again, but...
Nov 28, 2012 | Forbes
Videogames are a great way to walk in someone else’s shoes, if only digitally. Depending on the game, you can do good deeds for the love of humanity or the love of money. You can swing a sword for freedom or for oppression. According to Dr. Andrew Weaver, your game...