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Tag: moral panic

moral panic
Days of High Adventure

Days of High Adventure: Satanic Panic

For longtime tabletop roleplaying game (RPG) fans, a February 16, 2010 Boston Herald article by Laurel J. Sweet, “Suspect in slays fan of ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010
Cutscenes at 11

The Great Gaming Moral Panic

With apologies to Gandhi: First they ignored gaming, then they laughed at gaming, then they fought gaming. Then gaming won. Like every new ...
By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorJune 12, 2007
Ask Not ...

Pattern Recognition

Our fear and loathing of some future generations’ pop culture and entertainment is inevitable. Just as many of us have been staunchly defending ...
By Jason Della Rocca Legacy AuthorNovember 7, 2006
Good to be Bad

Method to Our Madness

One has to start from the position that people are generally good. Good to themselves and good to others. And yet, there are ...
By Tom Rhodes Legacy AuthorOctober 31, 2006
StateCraft: Update

Won’t Someone Think of the Children?

Sex in videogames: Is it corrupting our youth? Politicians and parents across the country have certainly voiced their resounding “Yes.” After all, what’s ...
By Bonnie Ruberg Legacy AuthorMarch 28, 2006
StateCraft: Update

Gaming at the Margins, Part 2

This article is the second in a four part series, beginning with Gaming at the Margins. The Cultural Crossroad The SituationI don’t know ...
By Warren Spector Legacy AuthorMarch 28, 2006
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