Videogames
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Why you probably haven’t heard of the video game that launched the industry 50 years ago
Before Pong, there was Computer Space.
Noah Wardrip-Fruin, The Conversation
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By limiting children’s gaming time to just three hours, China won’t be able to curb addiction
Under the nation’s new rules, minors will only be allowed to play videogames between 8 pm and 9 pm on Fridays, weekends and on public holidays.
Joanne Orlando, The Conversation
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Here’s what makes Assassin’s Creed one of the world’s best-selling videogame series
Fandom is all about wanting new experiences that make you feel the same way you did when you first became a fan, and the franchise has worked this out.
Tof Eklund, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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The rise and rise of eSports: Video gamers may soon be paid more than top pro athletes
Media giants like ESPN may have thought that electronic sports was a fad but not anymore.
Louis-Etienne Dubois, The Conversation & Laurel Walzak, The Conversation
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Why are we appalled by video games with sexual violence but not alarmed by bloodletting?
The idea of being able to resolve our problems with violence speaks to something within us that most of us cannot deny.
Henry Shevlin, Aeon
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35 years after the ‘worst video game ever’ was released, a look at other contenders for the title
From the 1982 ‘ET: The Extra Terrestrial’ to the 2012 Kinect Star Wars, there’s a long history of games that are no fun to play.
Craig Weightman, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Watch: This video explains how Pac-Man revolutionised video games forever
Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco, the Japanese video game company behind the landmark arcade game, has died at 91.
Scroll Staff
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How video games unwittingly train the brain to justify killing
Video games train people the military way in which 'justified' killings are normalised, a study at the University of Queensland in Australia shows.
Teodora Stoica & Aeon Magazine
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Watch: A speculative sci-fi video game inspired by Srinivasa Ramanujan and set in 1920s India
The game has been in production for three-and-a-half years and a demo version was recently premiered at the 2016 Sheffield Doc Fest.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties