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Reason magazine's editor-in-chief Matt Welch hosts a panel with Tracy Fullerton, who is the director of the Game Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California, and Spark Unlimited CEO Craig Allen, on May 8, 2014. Allen and Fullerton discuss why gaming appeals to so many, how our lives are being "gamified" using a wealth of quantitative data, and how gaming supports a free market society.
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Video gaming has exploded over recent years and the realism and escapism that is now on offer to teenagers can be a source of relaxation and pleasure. But this same realism and escapism can become a trap that turns carefree gamers to serious addicts. This program delves into the world of video game culture to try and shed light on the issue of video game addiction. Thomas Clare was an average teen when he got lost in the world of gaming, and neglected...