http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2005-07-12T16:11:05-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/12/divorce_and_virtual_worlds.php This is nearly a couple of weeks old, but Pacific Epoch reports that a Chinese divorce case involves a serious dispute over virtual goods (Game Accounts Take Center Stage In Divorce).A divorce in Chongqing has turned ugly when both parties... 6322@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-12T16:11:05-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/06/man_vs_machine_on_the_chess_board_computers_victorious.php Ed Felten declares computers the winner in the man vs. machine chess arena (Chess Computer Crushes Elite Human Player).This may seem inevitable in hindsight, but for the longest time people insisted that human chess players had something special which computers... 6305@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-06T15:59:42-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/06/podcasting_for_the_xbox_360.php So, the next generation XBox360 is going to have all sorts of cool multimedia abilities and its connectivity through XBox Live is being heavily touted (XBox360 Fact Sheet). So, will Microsoft dare permit podcasting to the XBox? If they do,... 6301@http://importance.corante.com/ Broadcatching/Podcasting 2005-07-06T13:48:09-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/29/if_violent_videogames_cause_violence_wheres_the_crime_wave.php Reason's science correspondent, Ron Bailey, is unimpressed with studies that purport to show a connection between violent videogames and real-world violence (Video Violence = Real Violence?).... 6246@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-29T08:18:58-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/24/window_into_a_virtual_world.php 6203@http://importance.corante.com/ Games 2005-06-24T15:57:19-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/uk_parents_ignore_videogame_ratings.php The BBC News reports on a study in the UK that found parents ignored videogame ratings when purchasing games for their children (Parents 'Ignore Game Age Ratings').A study commissioned by the UK games industry found that parents let children play... 6171@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-22T17:45:42-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/20/kiss_me_im_an_avatar.php New World Notes has an amusing story of a virtual/real life love story (with a business specializing in erotic animations) (Making Love).“We stood toe to toe and I wrapped the animation to our bodies,” says Phil. He had to modify... 6131@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-20T19:16:22-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/20/sen_schumer_wants_to_block_sales_of_violent_videogame_25_to_life.php Rather than expend effort on something productive, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) prefers to posture against violent videogames (NY Daily News | Violent Game Furor)."[25 to Life is] the worst in a series of violent and gruesome games that lower the... 6129@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-20T18:51:44-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/18/podcast_games.php The Shifted Librarian points to an "audio literature trivia game": Who Said? (The Perfect Podcast for Librarians).Every other day or so, I'll make an audio recording from a novel. It will be short passage, always something a character says. Your... 6100@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-18T12:14:30-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/14/sex_minigame_in_grand_theft_auto.php A rumor that had been floating around this weekend about a hidden, sexually explicit mini-game in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had been debunked by Gamespot Rumor Control, but now they aren't so sure (Rumor Control: GTA PSP Screens and... 6050@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-14T13:39:13-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/13/virtual_reality_weapons.php reBang Weblog brings a nasty little weapon for Second Life to our attention that will likely crash the client of those it has targeted (Recipe for a Metaverse: One Part Virtual Weapons). There is even a nice little catalog-like advertisement... 6035@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-13T20:08:42-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/13/what_are_the_democrats_thinking.php Over on C|Net News, Declan McCullogh blasts Democrats for supporting bills that would regulate videogame violence (What's Behind the Video Game Witch Hunt?). He's got a point:"In most cases these bills have been introduced by Democrats," Doug Lowenstein, president of... 6031@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-13T10:59:50-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/08/pharmaceutical_patent_law_boardgame_no_seriously.php Patential is the boardgame for pharmaceutical patent geeks everywhere! Patential Details:Be the first to reach $1 billion. Get rich. Become famous. Help millions of people solve their health problems - show us your Patential Game!!Patential - a whirlwind tour through... 5975@http://importance.corante.com/ Games 2005-06-08T23:47:39-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/08/virtual_evolution_in_second_life.php New World Notes, the blog of an embedded reporter in the virtual world Second Life, reports on an intriguing experiment in artificial intelligence and virtual evolution of a school of fish (Evolving Nemo). Some of the stuff that is going... 5974@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-08T22:36:06-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/07/violence_in_videogames_a_debate.php Many others have pointed to this point-counterpoint interview on 1up.com, but it is worth reading simply to see all the arguments brought in favor of censorship (Head to Head: We Grill the Guys on Both Sides of the Violence-in-Videogames Debate).... 5941@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-07T17:39:38-08:00