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For years, there has been widespread speculation, but very little consensus, about the relationship between violent video games and violence in the real world. Joystick Warriors provides the clearest account yet of the latest research on this issue. Drawing on the insights of media scholars, military analysts, combat veterans, and gamers themselves, the film trains its sights on the wildly popular genre of first-person shooter games, exploring how...
2) GTFO
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Sparked by a public display of sexual harassment in 2012, GTFO pries open the video game world to explore a 20 billion dollar industry that is riddled with discrimination and misogyny. Although half of all gamers are women, females are disproportionately subject to harassment and abuse from other gamers, and are massively under-represented in the video game design world. Through interviews with video game developers, journalists, and academics, GTFO...
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Given the wild popularity of violent video games, it has never been more urgent to encourage dialogue about how virtual killing might shape attitudes about real-life violence. Game Over examines the nature and consequences of simulated violence, and encourages high school and college students to think critically about how gender and race are depicted in the video and computer games they play. It is sure to spark lively debate about the complex and...
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Video games like Modern Warfare, America's Army, Medal of Honor, and Battlefield are part of an exploding market of war games whose revenues now far outpace even the biggest Hollywood blockbusters. The sophistication of these games is undeniable, offering users a stunningly realistic experience of ground combat and a glimpse into the increasingly virtual world of long-distance, push-button warfare. Far less clear, though, is what these games are doing...
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Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. The film focuses on his family: Haji Omar, the patriarch; Anwar, the eldest, his father's favorite, a pastoralist and expert horseman; Jannat Gul, cultivator and ambitious rebel; and Ismail, the youngest, attending school with a view to a job as a government official.
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Beyond Good and Evil argues that U.S. political leaders and news media responded to the 9/11 tragedy by simplifying complex international relationships into a fight between good and evil. The video examines how this "good and evil" narrative shapes our perceptions of, and response to, conflict more generally. Focusing on the impact of such rhetoric and imagery on children, the film asks viewers to consider the long-term consequences of reductive...
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In this game, you will be presented with a series of puzzling pictograms which all have a movie name as their answer. The first player to correctly solve the pictogram wins the card. The first player to collect 5 cards wins the game and title of Say What You See Movie Edition champion. So get your thinking caps on and say what you see to win the game! -- Game package
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"Experience the thrill of full-court basketball action with GoHoops! It's a 4 quarter one-on-one basketball game where you roll the dice to score buckets, racing up and down the court trying to outscore your opponent. You will have to avoid fouls, turnovers, and steals to get to the rim. Then you can hit jumpers, rain [sic] in 3-pointers, or slam home dunks." -- Container
10) Summer camp
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Find your cabin assignment, wring out your swimsuit, and relive the days of canoeing, friendship bracelets, and s'mores! Summer Camp is a competetive deck-building game where players race to earn merit badges and collect the most experience points to win. Each player has their own deck of cards to play, and as the game progresses you will add new cards to your deck to make it even stronger. But look out! Other campers have the same goal! Every game...
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"This set includes 5 brain puzzles - one 2x2 cube, one 3x3 cube, one Pyraminx, one Megaminx, and one Skewb. Improve memory, concentration, reflexes, problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination, and patience by working to solve these speed cubes."--Adapted from Amazon.com
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"It’s the intergalactic version of the classic Catch Phrase game! Can you guess the words from the Star Wars Universe that your teammate is trying to get you to guess? The fast-pass play challenges both teams to give verbal clues and gestures without saying anything in the actual word. Compete at the Apprentice of Jedi Master level and see how many points your team can score before Chewbacca speaks to end the round! The team that scores 7 points...
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Launch your way through cool “glow in the dark” tracks with the Techno Gears Marble Mania Vortex 2.0. The automatic marble launcher is just one feature of this over 300+ piece construction set. Fun space sounds, 3-D connectors and glowing channels will have the entire family enjoying this new twist on a traditional marble run.
14) Sea of thieves
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A Shared-World Adventure Game that lets you be the pirate you've always dreamed of in a world of danger and discovery. Explore a vast ocean where every sail on the horizon means a ship filled with real players who may be friends or foes. Form a crew and voyage to treasure-filled islands, face legendary creatures and test your mettle in epic ship battles against other pirates.
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"This illustrates the appeal and impact of role-playing games. Topics range from a critical reexamination of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, to the growing significance of RPGs in education, to the potential for 'serious' RPGs to provoke awareness and social change. Discusses ways in which the values, concepts and mechanics of RPGs have infiltrated popular culture."--
16) Farmers market
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"Our 63-piece puzzles bring a little challenge to the table. The chunky pieces are easy to assemble inside the box, rousing a sense of pleasure and pride as the beautiful picture appears." --
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"Role-playing games seemed to appear of nowhere in the early 1970s and have been a quiet but steady presence in American culture ever since. This new look at the hobby searches for the historical origins of role-playing games deep in the imaginative worlds of Western culture. It looks at the earliest fantasy stories from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, at the fans--both readers and writers--who wanted to bring them to life, at the Midwestern...
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The outrageous game for players who think alike! Would you write down the same things as your partner when asked to make a list of lollipop flavors, things in a bowling alley, or Jim Carrey movies? Players pair up, and write their answers in hopes of matching them with their teammates. The more matches you make, the quicker you'll get to Brain Central - and win the game! Packed with a variety of categories suited for both men and women, you'll make...
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In this game, you will be presented with a series of puzzling pictograms which all have a movie name as their answer. The first player to correctly solve the pictogram wins the card. The first player to collect 5 cards wins the game and title of Say What You See Movie Edition champion. So get your thinking caps on and say what you see to win the game! -- Game package
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