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Catholic Priest Decries the Evils of Video Games
Here are some interesting thoughts from Father Raymond J. de Souza
“Don’t play video games. Don’t own them. And for the sake of all that is good and holy, don’t buy them for your children.
“Video games are like a black hole into which time disappears. Students today often confess to wasting a couple of hours [...]
cgames 04 - Wallbuilders Live Radio Interview
Summary
This is an interview between Rick Green with Wall Builders Live and Thomas Umstattd Jr. about the dangers of digital gaming. Wall Builders is an organization that educates Christians about their godly heritage and how to be active in culture.
Links
Wall Builders Live
World of Warcraft Widows
Everquest Widows
Transcript
Rick Green: Welcome to the interception of Faith and Politics [...]
cgames 03 - Halo 3 at Church? Violent video games coming to a youthgroup near you.
cgames 03 - Halo 3 at Church? Violent video games coming to a youthgroup near you. [10:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSummary
According to the New York Times , Churches all over the country are using video games such as Halo 3 to attract young people. Is this a good idea? What about young people struggling with video game addiction? How should churches reach video gamers? In this episode we talk to former youth leader Ray Wilson [...]
cgames 02 - What is gaming addiction? Interview with Dr. Kimberly Young
cgames 02 - What is gaming addiction? Interview with Dr. Kimberly Young [12:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSummary
In this episode we talk with Kimberly S. Young the director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery about the nature of online addiction.
Here are some of questions we discuss:
What are the symptoms of gaming addiction?
How do you know if you are addicted?
How do you help a loved one who is addicted.
Links
Center for Internet Addiction [...]
cgames 01 - The Dangers of Digital Gaming
This is a talk that Thomas Umstattd Jr. gave at the West Austin Rotary Club on the dangers of digital gaming. We talk about the chemical triggers of gaming addiction such as dopamine and adrenaline as well as the emotional addictive triggers such as the longing for significance. We also discuss gamer [...]
cgames 00 - Introduction
This is our very first episode. Let me know what you think!
Transcript
Welcome to the very first episode of the cgames.com Podcast. This episode will serve as an overview and introduction to what we will be talking about in this Podcast. We are going to explore the dangers of computer and video gaming. And you are [...]
