I have a new video blog (below) on the benefits of playing video games. I’ve been blogging about the issue of whether video game violence causes children and adolescents to become violent in multiple parts, as this is a big topic. Now, I grew up a gamer and still play video games (when I can …Read More
“Reality Is Broken” by Jane McGonigal (Book Recommendation)
Aug 9, 2011
I’ve been a gamer a long time – basically, since video games were first invented. I date myself but, as a kid, I played the first arcade games – landmark games such as Space Invaders, Asteroids, Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Frogger, and Galaga. Ahh, such fond memories! I had an Atari 2600, then a …Read More
“The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains” by Nicholas Carr (Book Recommendation)
Jun 11, 2011
I recently enjoyed the audiobook version of Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. Yes, I did the audiobook version. Sometimes while I was driving. At double playback speed. Yes, I get the irony…or hypocrisy? In The Shallows, Mr. Carr chronicles the history of various ways we have dessimated information …Read More
“You Are Not a Gadget” by Jaron Lanier (Book Recommendation)
Aug 8, 2010
Jaron Lanier is a pioneer in the computer field…a true trailblazer. For instance, he helped to create and popularize the field of virtual reality. He is also a renaissance man to boot, as he is accomplished in diverse fields such as mathematics and music. He is an absolute Genius, and I’m capitalizing the word because …Read More
Digital Nation from Frontline News(video recommendation)
Mar 14, 2010
A friend told me about this news program from PBS’s Frontline, and I’d say it is a “must watch” for those interested in how technology is affecting our lives, those of kids and teens, and changing society as a whole. Frontline: Digital Nation The program covers many fascinating topics such as what technology is doing …Read More