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More than just a game: How video games teach us emotional depth

Khushi Chauhan March 25, 2025
Whether it’s succumbing to grief and seeking revenge for a loved one, reclaiming your humanity in a journey to spread your wife’s ashes with your son, or discovering what it means to be human as artificial intelligence, video games can produce authentic and powerful emotions through stories we would otherwise be unable to live. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: In esports and college life, let’s enjoy meeting in person again

Nick Speranza September 2, 2021
Being able to watch Ultimate Summit 3 was truly a breath of fresh air and simple proof that remote experiences are not sufficient substitutes for in-person events.
In testing a demo of the new "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS," the Boston University Video Game society felt mostly positive about the changes made to this iteration of the adored franchise. PHOTO VIA BAGO GAMES/CREATIVE COMMONS

BU Video Game Society finds pleasing mix of old, new in ‘Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS’

Felipe Belfort Marques October 9, 2014

Nintendo quenched the fandom’s endless thirst for battling mascots on Friday when it released “Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.” The game, which was already released in Japan on Sept. 13 — and...

REVIEW: Not diggin’ Taye Diggs in ‘The Best Man Holiday’

Daily Free Press Admin November 17, 2013

Raking in a staggering $10.7 million Friday, Malcom D. Lee’s The Best Man Holiday has already exceeded Universal Studio’s expectations for a $17-million-dollar budget film. Though the film certainly...

An Interview with Wreck It Ralph director Rich Moore

Daily Free Press Admin November 10, 2012

Rich Moore is the director of Disney’s Wreck It Ralph, an animation film about a video game villain who questions his purpose and tries to break the mold by turning into a hero. Moore has been the director...

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