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Ethics and Video Games Podcast

Shlomo Sher and Andy Ashcraft

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We explore controversial ethical issues about video games (e.g. what should be censored), in video games (e.g. what counts as cheating), and in video game design (e.g. what works to make a game morally interesting). Your hosts are Shlomo Sher, Ph.D. (Philosophy Professor and Video Game Ethicist) and Andy Ashcraft (Veteran Video Game Designer and Professor).
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The World of Entertainment has a new home! NDB Media is the place to be! Harold Parraneau - Andrea Gabriel - Jasika Nicole - Rekha Sharma - Michael Taylor - Mark Hildreth - Janina Gavankar - Frank Cassini - Vaughn Armstrong - David Stern - Stephen Finlay - Tom Draper - Robert E. Wood - Dr. Shlomo Sher - Michael A. Martin - Aaron Douglas - Erick Avari - Patrick McKenna - Peter David - Menina Fortunato - David Gerrold - Lanaia Lee - Spice Williams-Crosby - Kristine M. Smith - Michael McConnohi ...
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