Beyond the Rhetoric

To many people, video games are little more than a source of distraction and corruption for teenage boys. I beg to differ. When utilized appropriately, video games can be fantastic learning tools, even if only in a tangential sort of way. If real time strategy games teach resource management and first person shooters improve hand-eye [...]

As much as I love working from home, I know that it is not without its pitfalls. It can be a bit of a lonely experience, lending itself to urban cabin fever and all of its associated problems. You may find yourself less inclined to leave the house to exercise… but that doesn’t mean that [...]

A big part of my freelance writing business has to do with covering the technology industry, particularly when it comes to mobile gadgets, the Internet, and gaming. And playing video games certainly isn’t the same as what it may have been even five years ago. Simple Complexity The interesting thing is that it seems like [...]

This post is coming a little late, mostly because I forgot my camera bag in Stephen’s car and didn’t get it back until a couple of days ago. In any case, you might remember that I was in Seattle last weekend for PAX Prime 2011, one of the largest gaming culture expos and events in [...]

Video games have become a huge part of mainstream culture. However, a great deal of gamers only play with other people online; they don’t get the same kind of experiences as the pre-online age when you actually had to be in the same physical room as your opponent. That changes with events known as LAN [...]