Category Archives: Video Games

in defense of video games

Posted on April 14, 2015 by christopher fisher

Video games are a recent phenomenon among American males. In today’s world, among the younger generations, it is hard to find a male under the age of 30 that does not play video games. As just one example: when looking … Continue reading →

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why women are underrepresented in video game creation

Posted on October 6, 2014 by christopher fisher

The short story: women just do not like programming and video game design. The long version from a female indie game designer. She points out, as we should all expect, that women actually get “perks” rather than discrimination in the … Continue reading →

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all I really need to know I learned from video games – part 2

Posted on July 3, 2013 by christopher fisher

Another game I played during my summer months while home from college was RuneScape. In RuneScape, individuals can fish, mine, chop trees, cook, or pick from a dozen other skills to level. Each skill produces items which can be sold … Continue reading →

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all I really need to know I learned from video games – part 1

Posted on July 2, 2013 by christopher fisher

From Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics: If the entire contents of a store get sold out in about two weeks, then that penny on a dollar becomes more like a quarter on the dollar (26 cents, to be exact) over the … Continue reading →

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