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Waiting for Cupid (not Superman)

Dr. Idit Harel Caperton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Digital Learning, School Reform, Education, West Virginia, Texas, Making Videogames, Schools, Videogames, Education News, Waiting for Superman, Digital Media Learning, Learning Matters, Social Networking, Education Innovation, Digital Citizenship, Technology, Engineering, Design, Mathematics, Stem, Globaloria, Science, Social Media and Learning, Mass Customization, College Ready, Broadband Learning, Home News
Dr. Idit Harel Caperton

The real Superman is inside kids; it's their own inherent love of learning that must be cultivated and empowered through engagement.

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John Lennon: Working Class Mythmaker

Scott Thill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: The Beatles, Myth, John Lennon, Videogames, Yoko Ono, Hyperreality, Media, Music, Film, Animation, Ku Klux Klan, Fbi, Entertainment News
Scott Thill

When we examine Lennon, we must examine not just a temporal snapshot but the history of music, film, comics, conspiracy theory, literature, poetry, politics, technology from his birthday onward.

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Con Games: Third Dimension @ Aspen Ideas Fest

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: 3-D Television, Dreamworks, Videogames, Avatar, Shrek, Nintendo, 3-D, Denver News
Michael Conniff

Years ago, I traveled to RCA Labs in Princeton to spend a day living in the future. It was then that I learned one of life's great truisms: Americans buy new television sets like clockwork every seven years.

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Modern Warfare 2 and Digital Distribution

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Modern Warfare 2, Entertainment, Videogames, Digital Downloads, Call of Duty, Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2, Modern-Warefare-2-Sales, Technology, Entertainment News
Theodore Bergquist

The online retail marketplace for video games was recently shaken by the fact that the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 comes included with third-party technology that includes a virtual storefront.

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DLC: The New Black! The Second Coming of Expansion Packs

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Digital Media, Apple, Beatles Rock Band, Videogames, Rock Band, Digital Downloads, Music Business, Entertainment Industry, Gamersgate, Business, Video Games, Downloading, DLC Video Games, Dlc, Media News
Theodore Bergquist

There's been a lot of talk about downloadable content for video games recently. There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a significant, fast growing trend here.

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It's Been Too Long...

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Drm, Interactive, Entertainment, Copyright, Videogames, Digital Downloads, Video Games, E-Commerce, Business News
Theodore Bergquist

It's been awhile since my initial post on here, but that wasn't the original plan. In the coming weeks and months, I'll start contributing regularly ...

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Army's Videogame Recruiting Backed By Lawmakers Despite Controversy

The National Journal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: House, Afghanistan War, Army, Videogames, Iraq War, U.S. Army, Army Recruitment, Army Experience, House Armed Services Committee, Politics News

The House Armed Services Committee last week offered its support to the Army's controversial high-tech effort to increase awareness and knowledge of t...

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Vick Will Miss Prison Food -- Takes a Doggie-Bag

Erik Sean Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Michael-Vick, Videogames, Michael-Vick-Dog-Fighting, Dog-Fighting, Dog Abuse, Comedy News
Erik Sean Nelson

Before the cameras today he announced his partnership with EA GAMES to release new video games based on his life. The first allows players to fight dogs to the death.

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Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Gawker Media, Ethnicity, Chinese, White People, Michael Phelps, Gawker.com, Videogames, Anime, Sexism, Dating, Defamer, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, African Americans, Korean, Rape, Rachel Getting Married, Gawker, Asian Americans, Washington State, Los Angeles, Sexuality, Black People, Stereotypes, Spokane, Asians, Japanese, Nerds, Hate Crimes, Violence Against Women, Prejudice, Legal, Prosecution, Justice, Bigotry, Interracial Dating, Sexual Violence, Interracial Relationships, Fetish, Sexual Assault, Laws, Asian Women, Bias Crime, Living News, Women, Asian Fetish, Caucasians, Sex Crimes, Salon.com, Media Responsibility, Media Bias, Healthy Living News
Jaemin Kim

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.

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Guitar Hero Sales Surge As Halo 3 Cools

Wall Street Journal | Dan Gallagher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Halo 3 Sales, Xbox, Halo 3, Videogame Sales, Guitar Hero Sales, Guitar Hero, Xbox 360, Videogames, Nintendo Wii, Business News

Videogame sales jumped 39% in October but came in below several optimistic expectations as sales of the blockbuster Halo 3 slowed considerably followi...

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