Gamasutra - Soapbox - "World of Warcraft Teaches the Wrong Things" Thread reminds me of this old article I am still fond of. Games are a great place to teach and learn, often touching more subtle things than what a Jack Thompson might vilify them for... but positive benefit from a game relies on the player's own…
Play a few mindless games, that usually gets your brain moving again. Or get a trampoline. It's easier to think while you're hopping away on that thing.
Empathy. Education. Economic opportunity. All things that have seen dramatic cuts in American society. Until those numbers change we will see more and more mindless backlash which drives more hateful killings which drives more mindless backlash... down the drain we go. But we can stop it and we can reverse course. It all…
Yup, Chronicles of Riddick, Transporter2 and The Island.. refreshing mindless action films that I enjoyed for what they were... Ultraviolet still just looks utter bollocks though r.