Author Archives: aweidema

video games as relaxation

Posted on March 28, 2012 by aweidema

In Bret Baker’s First Readers Post entitled “Relax!” he reminded us that there is a fine line between causing relaxation and frustration in a medium that requires action. Casual games are often looked at as examples of relaxation in video … Continue reading →

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Send It On

Posted on February 12, 2012 by aweidema

What level of responsibility should we, the iPhone owning masses of america- feel for the working conditions and even the suicides of foxconn and other factory workers in  Shenzhen? By buying the product are we supporting the 12-16 hour shifts and making … Continue reading →

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Cheating

Posted on February 1, 2012 by aweidema

The video game community does not approve of cheating- in most cases. There are often cheats built into games for developers to go through them more easily to work on them. But is that the only time when cheat codes … Continue reading →

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