SWAT Prank Results in Shooting Death

Police in Glendale, Calif. recently arrested Tyler Barriss, 25, for his role in placing a false 911 call that resulted in the fatal officer-involved shooting ...

Video Gamers Looking For Meaning, Order and Certainty

The numbers for the $100 billion video game industry are astonishing:

• 155 million Americans play video games.
• 40% play a minimum of 3 hours per week.
• At least 34 million play about 22 hours per week.

Gamer Keeps Game Console on for 20 Years

We often learn at a young age that all things come to an end—including life. And yet, somehow we are always doing things to try to prolong our life ...

No, This Time You Are Really Perma-Dead

We loved this article from Wired magazine about video games: "In videogames, death is rarely fatal. If you take a shotgun blast to the noggin, a ...

Teens, Technology, and Friendships

Pew research has revealed some interesting statistics about teens, technology, and friendships. Some people can probably remember how we used to meet ...

The Addictive Nature of Online or Video Games

In his book Brandwashed, marketing guru turned consumer advocate Martin Lindstrom argues that online or video-based games can be "extraordinarily ...

Spending Habits in the World of Virtual Games

Many use Facebook as a way to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances, but others use it to play games that involve virtual farms, virtual pets, ...