/tags/video-games Video Games en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 20:48:26 GMT /2020-06-30/as-stressors-mount-video-games-can-offer-a-healthy-escape-researcher-says Between a global pandemic, the economic downturn and civil unrest across the country, Americans are facing high levels of stress and uncertainty, and... Tue, 30 Jun 2020 20:48:26 GMT /2020-06-30/as-stressors-mount-video-games-can-offer-a-healthy-escape-researcher-says Noah Glick /2020-04-10/crafting-mines-and-crossing-animals-playing-video-games-during-the-pandemic It's called a "console" for a reason. Fri, 10 Apr 2020 18:48:34 GMT /2020-04-10/crafting-mines-and-crossing-animals-playing-video-games-during-the-pandemic Kathryn Fink /arts-life/2016-06-16/comic-con-takes-over-denver-this-weekend This weekend will be a (BANG!) (ZOOM!) (POW!) good time as Denver Comic Con rolls into town.The three-day convention dedicated to all things geek will… Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2016-06-16/comic-con-takes-over-denver-this-weekend Stacy Nick /arts-life/2016-05-12/your-inner-8-year-old-wants-you-to-go-fly-a-kite-and-play-video-games-this-weekend This weekend, you can go fly a kite - literally. There’s a festival in Fort Collins dedicated to the art of making - and flying - kites. Looking for a… Thu, 12 May 2016 11:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2016-05-12/your-inner-8-year-old-wants-you-to-go-fly-a-kite-and-play-video-games-this-weekend Stacy Nick /arts-life/2016-04-06/this-father-son-duo-are-among-colorados-pinball-best-just-dont-mention-that-song Adam Lefkoff still remembers as a child going with his father, an attorney, to visit a client at home."He had three pinball machines in his house," Adam… Wed, 06 Apr 2016 11:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2016-04-06/this-father-son-duo-are-among-colorados-pinball-best-just-dont-mention-that-song Stacy Nick /2015-06-19/the-legendary-mr-miyamoto-father-of-mario-and-donkey-kong Super Mario Bros. turns 30 this year. NPR's Laura Sydell met up with the video game's famed creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, who was in Los Angeles this week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:03:00 GMT /2015-06-19/the-legendary-mr-miyamoto-father-of-mario-and-donkey-kong Laura Sydell /2014-11-19/one-gamers-take-on-gamergate Amid the concerns about the way the video game culture treats players from different backgrounds, one player has found hope, and common ground. Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:18:00 GMT /2014-11-19/one-gamers-take-on-gamergate Rafael Johns /npr-news/2014-10-22/pew-gaming-is-least-welcoming-online-space-for-women The Pew Research Center's first study on online harassment shows it happens to most Internet users. But gender disparities are starkest in online gaming. Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:03:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-22/pew-gaming-is-least-welcoming-online-space-for-women Elise Hu /arts-life/2014-06-12/oh-heck-yeah-dazzles-denver-with-massive-interactive-video-games A bigger than life video game experience is taking shape in Denver, turning giant LED advertising screens into an interactive and immersive street arcade… Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:40:25 GMT /arts-life/2014-06-12/oh-heck-yeah-dazzles-denver-with-massive-interactive-video-games Nathan Heffel /2014-05-09/joust-to-the-music-video-game-evolves-beyond-the-screen A new high-tech game is a little like musical-chairs-meets-tag. Johann Sebastian Joust is a video game — but without the video. A technology expert sees it as a return to traditional types of play. Fri, 09 May 2014 07:25:00 GMT /2014-05-09/joust-to-the-music-video-game-evolves-beyond-the-screen Travis Larchuk