Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance Entertainment, references CMS’s Convergence Culture Consortium to support his argument that “Digital Convergence is Finally Getting the Recognition It Deserves”.
Henry Jenkins: Playing Games Makes You Better Workers
“Users of multiplayer or alternative-reality games learn to work with other people over distance, to share knowledge, to resolve disputes quickly, and to stay on task.”
Jenkins Debunks 8 Video Game Myths at PBS
Professor Henry Jenkins has contributed an article at PBS.org debunking eight major myths about video games and their social impact.
Turning Video Games’ Power Into A Positive
An article on Knight-Ridder tackles the omnipresent games-and-violence debate, and looks at the possible social benefits of video gaming.
The Gamer as Artiste
Henry Jenkins to the New York Times: “Hollywood puts its effort into things gamers don’t care about.”
“We Fans Will Have The Power”
An article on SyFy Portal picks up on Professor Henry Jenkins’ recent article for FLOW (“I Want My Geek TV!”).
LA Times on Gaming Programs in Academia
“Jenkins is one of many university professors who draw the comparison between today’s emerging interactive entertainment curriculum and the film schools that emerged in the ’70s.”
