Morality, Rewards, and Repercussions in Video Games
Most arguments regarding the strengths of video games come down to motor skills, creative thinking, and logic solving. I’ve made some of these arguments myself in my day as a gamer, but as we move forward into these faux worlds that are …
Social Media: The Game!
Social Media might just be the largest, most-played game on the planet—of which many participants may not even be aware they take part! See, in most games you are thrust into a persona which you manipulate (like a puppet master), …
Something out of the ordinary: Bullet Ant Glove Ritual
The Satere-Mawe tribe lives deep in the Brazilian Amazon. Here untouched by the outside world their culture and way of life flourishes. They are able to keep and pass down their traditions to younger generations due mostly to their remote location. Living off …
Quiz: What Kind of Metaverse Blog-Reader Are You?
If you’ve even glanced at Facebook lately, you’ve seen the surge of quizzes, usually from Buzzfeed or Zimbio. While I tend to run screaming from obvious time-wasters (I’ve successfully avoided crushing any candies, for instance), I admit that I occasionally …
Winter Survival Tips
How many times have you heard “I’m bored” this winter? 65,000? I have too. Ol’ Man Winter has been a miserable beast in 2014 for those of us in the North. If we’re not getting a foot of snow, its 30 below. …
Twitch Plays Pokémon
In case you haven’t been keeping up with what the kids are doing, the new phenom that’s hit the block these days is a little something called TwitchPlaysPokemon. Twitch is a live-streaming video platform that allows gamers to broadcast themselves …
Salt and Pepperplate?
I love to cook! I love trying a variety of recipes and experimenting with food combinations. Cooking, baking — both are an art form. For a long time, it was all about the cookbook – our sole introduction for new …
Wedding Duties in the Digital Age
It’s coming!!!! A special wedding date! My sister is getting married in October. So, we have to start checking those big events off our to do lists: our Bridesmaid dresses, planning decorations and activities for the bridal shower, and arranging the …
When did our world become so small?
I was raised only child in a nice Italian town. Little did I know, in a few year’s time, I would end up interacting with people from all over the world – and without even leaving my own living room! With …