We all have legal identification: our driver’s licenses, birth certificates, passports. They show our name, date of birth, and a single-letter marker indicating our gender. But what if the name or gender didn’t match who you are? What if the person on your ID card simply isn’t you? For some people living in Utah, that’sContinue reading “Woman’s struggle to change her gender marker reveals flawed system”
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Dedicated gamers shrug off misconceptions about laziness, addiction
Typically, when video games make the news, journalists are addressing fears and concerns over gaming. Parents and experts often ask, how much screen time is too much screen time? They often worry about gaming addiction. In 2018, the World Health Organization classified gaming disorder as a mental health condition. But the perception of gaming and,Continue reading “Dedicated gamers shrug off misconceptions about laziness, addiction”
The New.TV: Making a living as a video game streamer
Written/Produced by Christie Porter This could be the future of television. Twitch.TV is a live video streaming platform where anyone with a camera and an idea can start a channel and start streaming about anything. Seriously, anything–from cooking shows to a University of Utah professor’s accordion practice. What really drives people to Twitch, however, isContinue reading “The New.TV: Making a living as a video game streamer”
Christie Porter 