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Video Games And The Sandy Hook Shooting: Two Very Different Reactions
Over the weekend, two men sent me two very different messages regarding last Friday’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. One was from Antwand Pearman, an up-and-coming gamer/reporter/event-organiser who runs a small outfit called GamerFitNation. He was flagging my attention to what he calls a proposed “demonstration of peace”. He calls it Day of Ceasefire…
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More Studies On Game Violence Needed, Jack Thompson Not So Bad?
With the recent university shooting in the States, mainstream media once again has something to throw in the face of gaming, specifically the link between violent behaviour and electronic entertainment. Does it matter if the analyses are tainted with half-truths? Nope! With all this controversy humming in the air, Atomic decided to have a word…