China easing gaming crackdown?
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63730316 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/23/china-shows-signs-of-easing-its-intense-crackdown-on-the-gaming-sector.html In Amit and I’s presentation about video game regulation, we briefly discussed China’s gaming regulatory regime. China has some of the strictest video game regulation in the world. As discussed in class last week, China restricts the amount of time minors can play video games, with youth gamers only being able to play […]
Games, A Platform for Social Change?
The Wired has an interesting article that speaks to how games have the “power to create social change” (see: https://www.wired.com/story/games-for-change-google-nonprofit-fun-games-social-good/). The example that Wired gives is King Kingdom which “teaches players about internet safety, like building strong passwords and only interacting with trusted friends online” (see: https://www.wired.com/story/games-for-change-google-nonprofit-fun-games-social-good/). This article pointed me to a non-profit: Games for Change. (image […]
Survey for Presentation (November 30th)
Hi guys, Our presentation next week will be on sexism in gaming, we would really appreciate it if you could take the time to fill out this short survey (it only takes a minute). https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHWFFF2 xoxo, Niamh, Sara, and Stella