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For young men who struggle with mental health or lack connections in real life, chat and community features of online games can be a source of support.
For decades extremist groups – especially the far right – have used gaming and game-adjacent platforms to try to radicalise gamers.
Combating sexism and other forms of harassment in online videogames comes down to community standards.
Forced to stay inside, here are some games suggestions for connecting with new people, old friends and older members of your family.
Travelling to conferences and meetings has become a way of life for many of us – and has driven up emissions. Now COVID-19, not climate change, is forcing us to explore and develop alternatives.
WHO’s classification of ‘gaming addiction’ ignores the hugely positive aspects of play.
This massive online game shares many characteristics with other big hitters, but Fortnite has its own special recipe for success.
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Lecturer in Games Production, Abertay University
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PhD Candidate in Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
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Assistant Professor of Health Behavior; School of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Media and Communication and Co-Director, Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies, University of Oregon
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sustainable Urban Precincts Project, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
