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Blog
Taming gaming: A faith-based approach to video games at home
Games are a helpful way to entertain children between the more important parts of family life, school or church life, but we need to be careful they don’t take over. Such advice was ringing in my ears when I started writing my book, Taming Gaming. I wanted to get to the bottom of what advice parents, carers and youth workers really needed about video games.
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TruPlay: The Christian gaming company that competes with Minecraft while offering Biblical truths
Are you familiar with the online gaming world?
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Cathedral launches story-based gaming app
Hereford Cathedral has launched a new children’s gaming app that allows kids to explore the history and heritage of the church.
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Blog
Fortnite
If you have listened to any conversation with tweens recently, you’ve probably heard the name Fortnite bandied about. The trending game is proving as popular as fidget spinners and flossing (dancing not dental), after being downloaded more than 40 million times since the launch of its popular extension Fortnite: Battle Royale in September 2017. But what is all the fuss about? And should we worry about the game’s impact on our children and young people?
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Issues
Little Gamers
Smart phones and tablets have placed gaming at the centre of our society. You don’t need to spend long on public transport to see someone playing ‘angry birds’ or ‘2048’, but what does this mean for our children? Are video games evil or could they help child development? Dr Bex Lewis investigates…