The Chinese government have decided to limit online video game use to three hours per week for those under 18, addressing concerns of mental and physical addiction to what they refer to as “spiritual opium”. According to China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), those under 18 will now need to register with their identity cards before logging onto games … [Read more...] about Should we limit video game use among the youth?
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Video games: the same moral panic with a new spin
The following article deals with themes of an adult nature which some readers may find upsetting. Video games are a young medium but have still managed to attract their fair share of controversy. Six Days in Fallujah was first teased back in 2009 and is based around the titular battle during the Iraq war. Backlash at the time saw it thrown into production hell until this … [Read more...] about Video games: the same moral panic with a new spin
Drive to Survive is proof that Formula One is about more than driving in circles
By Daniel Brennan I’ve been a life-long Formula One fan. If you ask my mum, she’ll tell you I was glued to the television every single Sunday from the age of two cheering on the scarlet red Ferrari of Michael Schumacher. The first book I ever bought was one reviewing the 2005 F1 season. I haven’t missed a race in years, and I’ve been lucky enough in the past year to … [Read more...] about Drive to Survive is proof that Formula One is about more than driving in circles