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Videogames ≠ Violence, Nirvana Baby & Roblox Is In Trouble With Everyone

Author
Nerds Amalgamated
Published
Mon 30 Aug 2021
Episode Link
https://nerdsamalgamatedpod.captivate.fm

The audio quality can be a little wonky this week. We've identified the issue and resolved it. Sorry about that.


We’ve heard for years that gamers are violent. But what if gamers were more peaceful in game than the people around them in real life? A really interesting new study has identified that gamers behave differently in EVE Online depending on the type of community they live in.


The Nirvana Nevermind baby isn’t happy about his nudes being plastered all over record stores and the internet. Now he’s suing. We’re not legal beagles, but we’ve got opinions.


Roblox is bad. It isn’t the simple gameplay, the child targeted community, or the memes. Actually, it’s bad because it’s one of the worst deals for game devs out there. Roblox seem intent to make it hard to make money from developing on their platform. That’s a really nice way to treat the people who made your game popular. People are also trying to recreate mass killings in a game for children. It’s a mess.


The Link Between Videogames And Violence Is Not What You Think

- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0240196#sec012


Smells Like A Lawsuit

- https://deadline.com/2021/08/baby-nirvana-nevermind-album-cover-sues-band-exploitation-1234821540/


Roblox Drama

- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-20-roblox-business-model-criticized-as-exploiting-children

- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-06-03-parent-watchdog-group-warning-about-roblox


Intro

Artist – Goblins from Mars

Song Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)

Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJ


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