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Videogames have a conflict mineral problem

Violence in Central Africa is so bound up with the minerals used in consumer tech, some call it the PlayStation…

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When artists found Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it became a whole new world

Artists are hosting incredible digital events through Animal Crossing: New Horizons, in a time when COVID-19 made meeting in person…

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Ask the Mentor: how can I be creative when I'm so burnt out?

It's been a crappy year. Take that broken heart and make some art, says Esther Coleman-Hawkins in this ongoing series…

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POC game developers celebrate diversity with #IamPOCinPlay

The hashtag #IamPOCinPlay was created by POC in Play, a UK-based organisation that develops initiatives to promote and include People…

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AIDC mentorship and $25k funding for documentary videogames

State of Play offers development funding and mentorship to strengthen and showcase the collaboration between nonfiction stories and gaming technologies…

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Video games that will make you see death differently this Halloween

The interactive medium can engage players in profound questions about grief, mortality, and what it means to move on.

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From Twitch streamer to studio lead, Loriipops is changing games culture

Lorien Gugich will bring six years of partnered Twitch streaming, experience in production and community management, and a passion for…

Could you hurt a virtual animal?
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Is violence against virtual animals an ethical issue?

Players can kill, hunt or hurt animals in popular games ranging from Animal Crossing to Grand Theft Auto. The rise…

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Cultural integrity and Indigenous collaboration on the Innchanted soundtrack

At Games Connect Asia Pacific Conference, composer Meena Shamaly detailed his collaborative process of composing a score alongside First Nations…

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Winners of the 2020 AGDAs announced

The Australian Game Developer Awards ceremony streamed live on Twitch in 2020, hosted by Jordan Raskopoulos. Here is the full…

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