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So Your Kid is a Gamer?
Are you concerned that your kid might be a "gamer"? Our editor-in-chief shares some parenting tips on how to love your kid despite their annoying hobby.
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Write for Game Church!
GameChurch.com exists to explore the spiritual, philosophical, and ethical side of videogames. We’re looking for writers who want to help us accomplish that goal. What do games say, if anything about the world around us? ...
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Seeking the Face of God: An Interview With Cart Life’s Richard Hofmeier
Gamechurch spoke to the creator of Cart Life about religion, spirituality and the way his beliefs affect his work.
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#1ReasonWhy Game Church Stands with Brenda Romero
"panels like 1ReasonToBe ... give us the opportunity to acknowledge our biases, confront them, and overcome them."
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The Player as Artist in Kentucky Route Zero
Jake Elliot spoke Tuesday morning at GDC, chronicling the process of attempting to design mystery into the episodic adventure game whose first episode recently released, titled “Designing Mystery in Kentucky Route Zero....
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All This Week: Gamechurch at The Game Developer’s Conference
"We hope that our experience at GDC will be an interesting barometer for the industry and maybe even open your eyes to the spiritual side of a medium that you hadn't seen before."
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Let’s Admit It: Addiction is Not an Asset
Addiction is not a cool thing. So why are we praising games for their addictive qualities?
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It’s Complicated: A Love Letter to Videogames
Our Editor in Chief writes a letter to videogames attempting to define their relationship.
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Can We Have a Civil Discussion about Game Violence?
The Sandy Hook Massacre reignited debates about violence in videogames, our editor-in-chief pleads for a ceasefire to the knee-jerk reactions to this debate.
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Human Dignity and the Bottom Line: Sweatshop
"Sweatshop shines in a sea of edutainment games that are not particularly fun to play by offering players mechanics that are challenging both strategically and ethically."




















