Pop Culture
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The nice people at Electronic Arts (commonly know as EA) are rolling out a new service called “Legend”. Sounds impressive right? Well here’s the thing, it’s not. At least not for gamers. Or is it? Confused? Sorry. I’ve got some mixed feelings about this one myself. First, let me tell you what “Legend” is. It’s…
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I don’t play a lot of online games. It’s a combination of not being competitive enough and not being willing to make the commitment to my fellow gamers. GuildWars was the exception to that. There were a couple of things I liked right from the get-go. There are no monthly subscription fees. You buy the…
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As I mentioned yesterday, I really like Portal 2. I enjoy gaming, watching movies and reading. The commonality? They all take me out of reality for a while. Not that my reality is even sightly terrible. In fact, it’s pretty darned awesome. I’ve got a wonderful wife, a great daughter, and the world’s best dog. …
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After months of having everyone tell me how incredible Portal 2 is, I’ve finally started playing it. So far, I’ve got to say, it looks like they’re right. More to the point, it sounds like they’re right. The game play is exactly what I expected. The controls are smooth, precise and easy. The puzzles are…
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Once again the fine people at Maclean”s have answered the perennial question, “What shall I write about today?” Thank you very much nice people. As you can see from the title, this post is all about tech and how we use it. Specifically, it’s about portable technology and how we use it to abuse those…
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Okay, so I know this may be a bit of a departure from the usual, but the usual is usually over-rated. I’m a Zombie fan. Not Rob Zombie. Not Voodoo zombies. I’m talking contagion driven, George A. Romero ZOMBIES. Ever since I first saw Night of the Living Dead many, many years ago, I’ve been…
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This information is indicative of a more open position on the part of the APA. As such, I felt it important to post it in the interest of balance and fairness. In doing some further reading, I discovered the APA (American Psychiatric Association) classifies video-game addiction and Internet addiction as “reward driven behavioral disorders”. It…
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So I’ve been reading again. This time, it was an article about the perils of video-game addiction. I actually found it sort of refreshing. In amongst the drama of neglected family and career, there was an item rarely seen in such an article. Turns out, the American Psychiatric Association (the organization that literally writes the…
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