November 2, 2006 at 5:02 pm
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Henry Jenkins, a MIT Professor made a study into some of the most popular misconception about games portrait by media, politician and activist group. Professor Jenkins attemp to seperate the facts from the fiction for the general public, which his article “Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked”.
Among the eight myths are such frequent statement such as;
- The availability of video games has led to an epidemic of youth violence.
- Because games are used to train soldiers to kill, they have the same impact on the kids who play them.
- Video game play is desensitizing.
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August 22, 2006 at 10:03 am
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Researchers has always been intrigued by the effect of playing video games, whether it is negative or possitive. The media is often fill with negative reports of video game, but for once game have make a comeback as a tool to help doctors reduce pain in patients as well as perk up depression associated with cancer.
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July 12, 2006 at 11:47 am
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Even thought DragonBackMedia’s Game on Demand service, JumboPlay is cater to Windows PC users, but it is undenial truth that Macintosh (Mac) user are on the rise world-wide. Acknowledge as one of the most stable operating system, Mac is highly popular among serious application users. Yet one of the most glaring disadvantage of a Mac to a Windows PC is its lacking support in Gaming.
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July 4, 2006 at 1:14 pm
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You have seen the term DRM and Digital Rights Management on our blog site and around the Internet, but have you wonder do does it really mean? Here is an article from Public Knowledge, a Washington DC based advocacy group working to defend your rights in the emerging digital culture.
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June 28, 2006 at 1:00 pm
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Indeed, Sony BMG’s mistakes in the rootkit case provide some insights into what good digital rights management would, by contrast, look like.
First, say computer security professionals, good DRM should be transparent. To these professionals. The rootkit episode carried secrecy too far.
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