Transcripts of the fourth Xfire Debate Club meeting are online!
Read the Main Floor (Guests) and the Open Debate (Xfire users) transcripts.
 
Moderating this meeting of The Two-Handed Sword:
Henry Lowood from Stanford University.
Special Guests in this meeting of the Xfire Debate Club:
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Henry Lowood
Henry is curator for History of Science & Technology Collections at Stanford University and lecturer in the Science and Technology Studies Program, Film & Media Studies, and the IHUM Program.
He has written widely in the history of science and technology and historical game studies, and directs "How They Got Game: The History and Culture of Interactive Simulations and Videogames," a research project sponsored by the Stanford Humanities Laboratory where he is co-director.
More info: htgg2.stanford.edu
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Leland Yee
In 2002, Leland was elected as the first Chinese American Assemblymember in the history of San Francisco. In Sacramento, Leland has continued to fight for our priorities including quality schools, affordable health care, environmental protection and civil rights. He has passed landmark legislation protecting children from sexual predators and prohibiting the sales of ultra-violent video games to minors.
More info: www.lelandyee.com
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Hal Halpin
Hal Halpin is President and founder of the recently formed Entertainment Consumers Association. The ECA is an advocacy organization for consumers of interactive entertainment.
More info: TheECA.com
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Dennis McCauley
Dennis edits the popular GamePolitics blog and covers videogames for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is working on a book about politics and the videogame business.
More info: www.gamepolitics.com
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Russ Pits
Russ Pitts is the Associate Editor in charge of Acquisitions for The Escapist, a weekly and daily internet magazine covering videogame design, theory and culture. He has worked in entertainment media as a producer, director, stage and screen writer, production manager, editor and actor, has played videogames his entire life and has never held a "real" job.
More info: www.escapistmagazine.com
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Matteo Bittanti
Matteo Bittanti's primary interest is the social and cultural impact of videogames. His areas of investigation include the intersection between cinema and digital games, forms of consumerism, and popular narratives.
He is the editor of videoludica, game culture, a series of books that examine videogames from a broad academic and critical perspective. He received a Ph.D in New Technologies of Communications from Libera Universita' di Lingue & Comunicazioni in Milan, Italy.
More info: www.mattscape.com
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Dan Isett
As Director of Corporate and Government Affairs for the Parents Television Council, Dan Isett is responsible for advancing the PTC's mission to federal, state and local elected and appointed officials, as well as the Federal Communications Commission. In addition, Dan is responsible for promoting PTC's goals with allied organizations including family and parent organizations, media reform groups, entertainment industry representatives and trade groups involved in media and indecency issues in Washington, DC and around the country. Dan is an expert on children's education and has extensive government relations experience, having served as director of external affairs for The Center for Education Reform and executive director of the Texas Home School Coalition.
More info: www.parentstv.org
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What is Xfire Debate Club: The Two-Handed Sword?
The Xfire Debate Club is a forum for intelligent discussion on today's most pressing gaming questions. The Xfire Debate Club will bring together industry insiders, political figures and hardcore gamers in a live moderated chat.
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After each debate, the Xfire team will read over the transcripts. Top debaters will be invited into the Xfire Debate Club Clan. Clan members will gain privileges at upcoming Debate Club meetings.
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Transcript Archive
WoW: The Burning Crusade
(Jan. 31st, 2007)
The Future of Counter-Strike
(Feb. 28th, 2007)
WoW: Life after Level 70
(Apr. 11th, 2007)
Censorship in Video Games
(Apr. 26th, 2007)
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