AI and the End of Common Culture
Culture is fragmented; it is about to become atomised.
Samuel Fitoussi
· 6 min read
Video Games
A collection of 4 posts
Quillette Podcast #179: Racist Orcs, Ableist Adventures, and Non-Binary Monsters: Can ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Survive Wokeness?
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to psychology professor Christopher J. Ferguson about his newly published academic paper, Are Orcs Racist? Dungeons and Dragons, Ethnocentrism, Anxiety, and the Depiction of ‘Evil’ Monsters.
Quillette
· 1 min read
Gamers are the Easy—But Wrong—Target After Mass Violence
When members of other communities are involved in mass violence, we rightfully are cautioned not to reflexively blame the community as a whole, and gaming should get the same treatment.
Christopher J. Ferguson
· 7 min read
Why Pokemon Go Became An Instant Phenomenon
These sorts of games are designed to maximize fun for a wide age range, and are typically extremely quick to grasp.
Katherine Isbister
· 4 min read