Study: Game Playing Improves Visual Awareness
A psychology student at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah recently conducted a study of gamers which showed that playing games helped to increase their visual response and alertness.Christian...
View ArticleEA Urges Utah to offer Game Industry Tax Breaks
On Wednesday, surrounded by Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert and other state and local officials, Electronic Arts executives had a "grand opening" of its offices in Salt Lake City to much applause. The...
View ArticleUtah Might be on Game Industry Side in Schwarzenegger Case
As each side in the Schwarzenegger v. EMA case attempts to lure state attorney generals to sign on to their respective amicus briefs, Common Sense Media Chief James Steyer is turning up the pressure on...
View ArticlePro-Family Groups Trying to Sway Utah AG’s Schwarzenegger Stance
As Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff considers submitting an amicus brief that would support the videogame industry side in the Schwarzenegger v. EMA Supreme Court case, "pro-family" groups and...
View ArticleUtah Paper Against Possible AG Support of Game Industry
An editorial in The Salt Lake Tribune calls Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff’s decision to possibly support the videogame industry in the upcoming Schwarzenegger v. EMA SCOTUS case “baffling.”It...
View ArticleResearcher Ferguson Urges Utah AG to Side with Game Industry
As Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff continues to decide whether to throw his state’s support behind an amicus brief opposing California’s violent videogame bill at the heart of Schwarzenegger vs...
View ArticleEagle Forum Founder Blast Videogames
Phyllis Schlafly, founder of the “pro-family” Eagle Forum has authored a column in which she takes a hatchet to videogames, while attempting to outline the fight by both sides in the Schwarzenegger vs...
View ArticleOp-Ed Praises Utah AG’s Supreme Decision
The courting of Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff (pictured) by both sides in the Schwarzenegger vs. EMA U.S. Supreme Court case ended with him signing onto an amicus brief supporting the game...
View ArticleAnother Eagle Forum Member Makes Case Against Violent Games
Over the past month, the “pro-family” Eagle Forumattempted (and failed) to lobby Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff into supporting the California side of Schwarzenegger v. EMA, while its founder,...
View ArticleFailed Politician Rips Utah AG for Backing Game Industry
The decision by Utah Attorney-General Mark Shurtleff to support the game industry side of Schwarzenegger vs. EMA has made him a target in the Beehive State. The latest person to bash Shurtleff is the...
View ArticleProposed State Laws Throw Road Blocks in Front of NSA Surveillance Efforts
Several states (or at least a handful of state lawmakers) have decided to fight against the federal government's surveillance activities in their own way. In California, two state senators have...
View ArticleUtah State University Claims 'No One' Who Attended Sarkeesian's Lecture Would...
A statement released by the Utah State University makes the claim that everyone attending Anita Sarkeesian's planned lecture last night would have been safe, despite a looming threat and university and...
View ArticleIs The NSA's Water Supply About to Be Cut Off By Utah Lawmakers?
Is the State of Utah on the verge of cutting off the National Security Agency's water supply? A bill introduced in the state legislature and making its way through the legislative process could very...
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