“I’m A Mormon. Pop Culture Often Mocks My Faith, But Fallout Treated It Right”
A March 6, 2013 Kotaku article by a Mormon on the portrayals of his faith in video games, particularly the Fallout series.
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James Paul Gee
The Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University and a researcher who has worked in psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, bilingual education, and literacy. He argues that video games work to enhance learning. He’s the author of What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (2007), The Anti-Education […]
“Good Video Games and Good Learning”
A 2005 article in Phi Kappa Phi by James Paul Gee, a prolific education scholar known for his studies on the value of video games for education.
“‘Game Over’: A Look at Nintendo’s Past and Future”
A Feb. 23, 2012 article on the development of the prolific video game company Nintendo.
“Machine Gods: Religion in Games”
A July 16, 2013 article on the utilitarian nature of how gods and miracles are treated in video game narratives.
“The curious religions of multiplayer video games”
A July 14, 2013 Q &A with Dr. William Bainbridge on the research he did for his book eGods, which studied the religions in online multiplayer video games.
“Better Representing Muslims: A Few Ideas”
A June 13, 2013 article from Escapist Magazine on the representation of Muslims in First-Person Shooter (FPS) games.
“‘Bioshock Infinite’ snap judgment: Taking to the skies, and taking on religion and race”
A Dec. 7, 2012 Entertainment Weekly preview article on Bioshock: Infinite which goes into detail regarding some of the religious and racial aspects of the game.
Gregory Grieve
Gregory Grieve is a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He studies digital religion, including how religious practices and beliefs are represented in video games.