Whether you’re a casual player, a parent searching for safe entertainment for your children, or someone just interested in what all the buzz is about, virtual games online have grown to be a major component of our daily life. Having spent more than ten years penning about games, I have seen how virtual games have…
You already know online group games have a strange kind of magic if you have ever laughed out loud while huddled around a screen with friends or stayed up too late solving puzzles with coworkers in a virtual escape room. Sometimes worldwide, they bring people together in ways that seem natural and real. Actually, if…
To be honest, most people when they hear “virtual games” probably picture children hooked to their screens or perhaps just meaningless timefillers. But if you have spent any time exploring these worlds, you are aware of the great more under surface activity. After more than ten years of writing about game, I have discovered that…
If you have ever peered over someone’s shoulder while they were engross in a game—perhaps your child, your spouse, or even yourself in the mirror on your laptop—you might have wondered: What’s the point of all this? The honest truth is that interactive games online are no longer only “games.” Our connection is based on…
If you have ever watched your child lose all awareness in a virtual world—building, creating, chatting, or laughing with friends—you may have stopped and questioned: Is this really doing them any good? Perhaps after a demanding day you have found yourself fleeing into a digital universe and wondered, Should I feel guilty for enjoying this?…