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Game theory

The thinking behind the games you play

22 December 2010

  • iPad Santa

    Have a perfect, game-free Christmas

    Naomi Alderman

    Naomi Alderman: Christmas is the perfect time to give the games a break and have some quality family time

8 December 2010

  • The player: What links games and governments?

    Naomi Alderman: Both need to understand that the choices people make depend on circumstance and character

1 December 2010

  • The player: Are casual games the victim of sexism?

    It's time to get past the sexist notion that women do not play 'real' games

24 November 2010

  • The player: Learning to move forward

    A new breed of games seeks to impart some lessons about real life

17 November 2010

  • The player: Tetris may stop trauma flashbacks

    Naomi Alderman: Researchers believe the way we use our brain when playing this computer game may be key to its beneficial effect

10 November 2010

  • The player: videoless games can reveal skills we didn't know we had

    Naomi Alderman: The Question and the iPhone game Papa Sangre can teach us things that video games can't

20 October 2010

  • The player: games within games

    A new genre has been born – games about the gaming industry

13 October 2010

  • The player: racism in online gaming

    Naomi Alderman
    Old hatreds rear their heads in our new fantasy worlds

6 October 2010

  • The player

    Is there a videogames canon? And which games would you choose?

29 September 2010

  • The player: It's a mistake to use games to motivate good behaviour

    Naomi Alderman: Playing should be enjoyable – otherwise we risk sucking all the fun out of it

22 September 2010

  • The player: will the PlayStation Move or Kinect for Xbox change the future of gaming?

    Perhaps, if they are coupled with 3D glasses, says Naomi Alderman

15 September 2010

  • The player: stop blaming gaming for society's problems

    Being obsessed with playing games is a symptom, not the cause

8 September 2010

  • The player: why games merit academic study

    It's easy to disparage academic papers, but games are a growing part of our culture, says Naomi Alderman

1 September 2010

  • The player: are games the opposite of stories?

    Naomi Alderman: It's not that simple – often they give us the chance to create our own stories

25 August 2010

  • The player: making moral choices

    Many games reward 'good' choices and penalise 'bad' ones, but it is too crude to portray human character in this way

11 August 2010

  • The player: Can games be good for you?

    Naomi Alderman
    Some videogames promise to teach us new skills, get us fit, or make us more emotionally intelligent

4 August 2010

  • The player: games and gender

    Naomi Alderman
    Does it matter that women play 'as men' – and vice versa?

1 July 2010

  • The player: why do so many videogames involve killing people?

    Naomi Alderman
    'Aren't all games just about shooting people?' is a common question, and there is a rather sinister answer

24 June 2010

  • The player: the short shelf-life of games

    We need a way to keep vintage games alive and playable

9 June 2010

  • The player: are games just a waste of time?

    Naomi Alderman
    Games offer an instant hit of achievement, but are they just a replacement for real life?
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