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The video game industry has long been known for unpaid overtime, labour unrest and concerns about generative AI. (Shutterstock)

January 5, 2025

How gig platforms like Fiverr are reshaping the video game development industry

Scott DeJong, Concordia University and Michael Iantorno, Concordia University

Fiverr’s game development ecosystem serves as a microcosm of larger concerns about labour practices in the gaming sector.

Teachers need to be able to connect games used at school to curricula and students’ lives. (Allison Shelley/EDUimages)

January 17, 2023

Video gaming can bolster classroom learning, but not without teacher support

Scott DeJong, Concordia University

Without an educator to critically engage students about learning in a game, the learning can be misinformed or lost.

A conspiracy theory is formed against Stranger Things character Eddie Munson. (Stranger Things/Netflix)

July 10, 2022

‘Stranger Things’ shows how conspiracy theories take hold and do harm

Scott DeJong, Concordia University

Season Four of ‘Stranger Things’ shows how easily people are influenced when they’re clamouring for answers during times of uncertainty.

Des manifestants attendent l'arrivée du chef libéral Justin Trudeau lors d'un événement de campagne à Bolton, en Ontario, en août, qui a dû être annulé. La Presse canadienne/Sean Kilpatrick

September 16, 2021

Des « voies ensoleillées » au lancer de roches : pourquoi certains Canadiens détestent‑ils Justin Trudeau ?

Fenwick McKelvey, Concordia University and Scott DeJong, Concordia University

Justin Trudeau a la réputation d’être un progressiste à l’extérieur du Canada. Mais il est méprisé par certains Canadiens de droite – et il a été confronté à l’hostilité durant sa campagne.

Protesters wait for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to arrive at a campaign event in Bolton, Ont. in August that had to be cancelled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

September 13, 2021

From sunny ways to pelted with stones: Why do some Canadians hate Justin Trudeau?

Fenwick McKelvey, Concordia University and Scott DeJong, Concordia University

Justin Trudeau has a reputation as a youthful progressive outside of Canada, but among right-wing Canadians online, he’s despised — and he’s been confronted with hostility on the campaign trail.

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