Spotlight: Mothers are Awesome, Games aren't Scary, and Motion Sickness Sucks

This edition of the Community Spotlight would like to remind you to call your mother. Especially if you forgot that Mother's Day was last weekend.

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If This Won't Make You Call Your Mom, Nothing Will
By Chase Koeneke
On Mother's Day Chase implored all of us to call our mothers with the aid of one son's heart-wrenching story about his ailing mother's love and Animal Crossing. This video made the rounds a few years ago, but it is still incredibly touching. Excuse me while I call my mom.

Our Nintendo Life
By Adam Robinson
Adam and his brother never had much in common outside of video games. Their mutual interest gives them something to discuss and do together -- and when his brother finally moved to Minnesota to join rest of their family, it gave them a way of getting back in touch.

Appreciating Mothers From a Gamer's Perspective
By Frank Lenz
Your mom is a cool lady. Frank wants you to remember that as he shares how his mother shaped his lifelong love of games. My mom will always be better at any and all Tomb Raider games than me, and is the main reason I got into RPGs. Moms aren't always about forcing us away from televisions and making us read. Moms rock.

What Are You So Afraid Of?
By Gerren LaQuint Fisher
Gerren is afraid of heights, plane crashes, and linebackers. Because he has so many real-world things to worry about, he's never experienced the terror many get from playing scary video games. I think he just hasn't played Resident Evil under the right conditions, because that first game still freaks me out.

Tossing Cookies: My Experiences with Gaming and Motion Sickness
By Janelle Hindman
Janelle suffers from a mild case of motion sickness. It could be a lot worse, as her brother cannot play first-person shooters without getting sick. So far only one game has taken a toll on her, but what does the future hold with many companies looking into 3D-gaming technology?

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Toby Davis

May 15, 2010

congratulations everyone

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Travis McReynolds

Excellent picks. Congrats, everyone.

Gerren LaQuint Fisher

Thanks for the spotlight, Jasmine. And for the record, RE as a series has had the problem of the controls getting in the way for me. I won't call it Obscure annoying (nothing should ever be) but it's hard to immerse yourself in a world when the interface feels a barrier. But the last thing I want to do is start THAT debate over controls again. :)

Jasmine Maleficent Rea

@Gerren: Well, my issue with Resident Evil was that it traumatized me. My father would play it at night and it sounded as if there were zombies in my closet. The first game still terrifies me because it taps into that baser fear.