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By: Taking Games Seriously « The Naked Pheasant

Taking Games Seriously « The Naked Pheasant — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:10:10 +0000

[...] a really interesting session in the hallowed halls of Westminster. Hosted by Tom Watson MP, Taking Games Seriously sought to prompt a discussion “on the place of video games and virtual worlds in modern society [...]

By: We don’t tell stories… « SUPERfluity

We don’t tell stories… « SUPERfluity — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:54:41 +0000

[...] January 27, 2010 in Games, Interaction | Tags: BioShock, clever, entertaining, gaming, media, narrative, Zelda On Monday night I went along to a public discussion panel in Westminster Hall entitled “Taking Video Games Seriously“. [...]

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:27:08 +0000

My liveblogged notes from last night

http://blog.bibrik.com/archives/2010/01/taking_video_games_seriously.html

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:33:32 +0000

Darn, just came across this, sounded interesting. Did anyone blog / make notes?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:32:40 +0000

Ooh, wish I’d been there, sounded interesting. Did anyone blog from the event?

By: Corinna Jones

Corinna Jones — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:01:09 +0000

I teach in a boys comprehensive school in London and would love to attend this evening but am afraid I am unable to do so. I know that there are lots of great games out there which are educational, fun etc etc. However, I think it is right to be concerned about the dangers of some of the more popular violent games – our boys spend hours and hours on them. Though something like Grand Theft Auto is 18 rated, in reality it is one of the most popular games amongst young impressionable boys at our school. You would be very naive to believe that this has no effect at all.

By: Chris O'Regan

Chris O'Regan — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:59:55 +0000

I will most certainly be there. Although you have to wonder why we have to resort to such language to justify the existence of a form of entertainment…

By: Dr. Mike Reddy

Dr. Mike Reddy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:57:09 +0000

Bless you Tom. For having the foresight to see Games as a new artistic medium, and recognising the need for its birth to have plenty of midwives.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:46:47 +0000

Great that this debate is going on

My name is Nick and I’m from a young charity called SpecialEffect dedicated to help people with disabilities play computer games. Amongst our work is creating the first fully accessible computer games suite for a local hospice and award winning computer games roadshows for disabled young people. We have also launced a new pilot site for disabled gamers.

Please do check out the short video below featuring BBC Radio One’s Johnny Minkley playing a computer games with his eyes against our inspirational patron Matt Hampson who was paralysed whilst play rugby for England Under 21′s. We’ve been lucky enough to have recieved support from industry charity GamesAid to fund a series of roadshows for disabled young people to play computer games with our expert support. The joy and fun derived from games is there for all to see.

This and the short clip below featuring a young girl with a disability playing a game for the first time show the enjoyment and fun that people with disabilties get from computer games.

http://www.vimeo.com/4707329

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3UT79TLwBU

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:37:56 +0000

If you have a PC to phone cable or your laptop has bluetooth, try see if your phone’s PC software has a “use phone as modem” mode

If not I’ll try find one and bring it along, it’s a good thing to have when you are away from home I know that.