I am not Batman. As I play "Batman: Arkham City," this becomes more and more apparent. The world of "Arkham City" is morally vacuous and I can’t help but feel that the Dark Knight’s brand of justice doesn’t go far enough. Batman is the Christ of "Arkham City," yet I… [more]
Arts & Leisure
How one mom decided to say no to ‘Black Ops’
Editor's note: This week the Supreme Court made a decision that took the responsibility of regulating video game sales to kids away from the government, leaving it largely in the hands of parents. Here is the way one Christian mom negotiated her way through that challenge. When we first held… [more]
‘Angry Birds’ is only the beginning
"Angry Birds" is becoming an animated series and a board game. If that sentence means nothing to you, you may be in the minority. This puzzle-based video game, originally designed for the iPhone, has been downloaded over 50 million times. When the Android version of the game was released in… [more]
Are Video Games Art (and Should Christians Even Care)?
Considering I haven’t played a video game since college, it’s odd how engrossed I’ve become by the current debate over whether or not such games can be considered art, on par with painting, literature, music and film. Roger Ebert ignited a mini-controversy earlier this year with his blog post, “Video… [more]
Seeing Providence in the Chaos of Nature and Video Game Thieves
The recovery community has a saying, "expectations are preconceived resentments". The angrier or safer people feel the freer they become to share their resentments and many of these resentments are against God. Usually these resentments are based upon some history of hurt. God's providential governance of the universe appears overly… [more]
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David Hawley 1 Instead of saying "simulating heroism," we could say "rehearsing heroism." Play is rehearsal. I'm sure there are theories of play which could be brought to bear on this topic...
'Skyrim' and the danger of self-serving stories
Tanny Thank you for putting into words exactly why I'm uncomfortable with how much time I (and others) spend on the internet, watching TV, etc. It's not that we've lost the ability to have conversations, it's that it's become easier to see real people as just another image to consume.
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