We’re all familiar with the stereotype of the socially inept geek, unable to communicate with the opposite gender in real life. In the media, this character is often depicted as a video game player reluctant to leave his house. Fortunately, this is no more truth to this than there is to any other stereotype: geeks… Continue Reading →
Fun for the Whole (Skinny, Female) Family
An important lesson in inequality, brought to us by…a video game? I had never really played console games before my roommate brought home a Nintendo Wii and the game Just Dance. In the blink of an eye, I could transform from a nerdy civil servant into Blondie, a Beach Boy, or even MC Hammer. Evenings… Continue Reading →