Are video games negatively affecting the perception of women?
For years, video games have been a form of media that simultaneously allows players to escape reality and provides interactive entertainment. Despite video games being able to offer enjoyment to individuals, the gaming industry has historically alienated female audiences to cater to their male audience by misrepresenting female characters and Continue Reading
Is Difficulty Becoming a Gimmick in Gaming?
Difficulty in video games is often in the hands of the one playing. It has developed over time from the retrospectively challenging platformers and isometric 3D RPGs populating the market of the 80s and 90s, such as the Mega Man franchise or Final Fantasy III, that gave gaming a reputation Continue Reading
Are microtransactions ruining gaming?
Microtransactions are a relatively new phenomenon in the gaming industry. Nowadays, almost every triple-A title implements them in some way, which begs the question: Are they ruining gaming? The history of microtransactions is riddled with controversy. The first official microtransaction—when Bethesda released the Horse Armour DLC for The Elder Scrolls Continue Reading
Good Gaming
According to Statista.com 75% of parents worry about their children having negative impacts from gaming, however are they worrying for nothing and instead of being negative its having a positive impact in peoples lives? Parents worry frequently about their children’s mental health online, however according to Young Minds “Gaming can Continue Reading