round-up of the success of the wii, bringing more people together around games. 9/10 games on the top 10 market are on the wii.

video games causes violent behaviour in children. apparently. there is a correlation but i don't think it's causation.

8 myths about video games, contrary to popular opinion...

An old keynote by Will Wright talking about Spore. Talks about game narratives, how people share content, tell stories through games and shared experieces.

it doesn't surprise me that people have these views that Brenda uncovers. there's a knee jerk reaction to kids and screen based media = negative that cuts to the heart of our relationship with technology.

Really interesting to see how the social dynamic evolves as resources become scarcer and leaders are appointed