As retro video games become more popular, research suggests players could be looking for nostalgia – and the psychological benefits it brings.
- Associate Professor of Communication Studies, West Virginia University
As it closes down 20 years after launching, a look back at the key role AOL Instant Messenger played in preparing people for today’s digital messaging methods.
Teaching fear and avoidance of technology may protect people from negative consequences. But it also prevents them from finding, and benefiting from, productive uses of new innovations.
Facebook has been used at times for antisocial behavior. However, such behaviors are neither unique nor new.
Does including torture or other human rights violations in video games trivialize the actions? Or might it force us to think more critically about them?
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