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Artistic Integrity in Video Games: Or Lack There of

Video Games are a multi-billion dollar industry and it continues to grow. The publishers own the developers of these games. The publishers are concerned with marketing and come up with release dates and marketing stratagems, while the developers are the …

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Sochi Security: Putin’s Pet Project

Vladimir Putin’s reputation is at stake when it comes to the Winter Olympics this year. Putin has promised security for the athletes and visitors this Olympics while under the threat of terrorism from Muslims extremists. This coming after bombings killed …

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Movie Theater Shooting: Texters Beware

In the past few years, public shootings have captured the attention of the American Media. Earlier today another one has taken place in Wesley Chapel, Florida when an elderly man shoot and killed a fellow moviegoer in front of his …

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Self Identity: We’re Branding Ourselves

Communities. Identity. It is strange to think that these concepts also relate to the online world and our online selves and personalities. We’re creating new communities built around our personal perceptions of ourselves, and then building up an online world …

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Make Time to Stop and Pause

Do any of you have any secret spots or special locations? A place you can travel to, a place you can go to get away from the busyness, a place where you can imagine yourself immersed in a completely different …

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Gaming: A Slightly Altered Version of the Real World

The word and title “gamer” has become so much more prevalent in our technological world today, and it is not exclusive to teenagers. Some player demographics follow: The average age of MMORPG players is approximately 26 years old; 25% of …

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Attractive, Simple, and Clear Advertising

On most every web page we are confronted with advertisements. I am so familiar with their presence now that I’ve gotten into the habit of ignoring them, or mostly just skimming over their contents and features. Intrusive, busy, and, for …

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There’s No Running From Technology

We keep adopting more and more technology at an astonishing rate. We’re texting, checking emails, making phone calls, have at least five different tabs open when browsing the web, and it doesn’t seem to stop even there. When we have …

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Welcome to the Personal Data Economy

It is scary to think about, but yes, there is more information about our personal selves available online than ever before. It is being shared, analyzed, and used; most without our knowledge or consent. By understanding our behaviors, purchasing habits, …

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Technology in Developing Countries

One of the foremost decisions confronting developing countries is that of establishing the right technological choices. How does one from an intensive technological culture reach out to impoverished and third world countries in a relevant way? The answer is through …

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