What a Non-Fan Knows About Sports

I never understood the hype of sports. People having huge parties for the Superbowl, World Series, or NBA Finals just to be yelling at the screen. Or maybe it’s not sitting in the comfort of your own home, maybe you are in the heat watching the games, among millions of fans. The catch is when […]

The Rise of Player Empowerment in Sports

There was a time when a player’s likeness and image essentially belonged to the team they played for.  Yet, in 2026, we see that the players have just as much, if not more, power in the leagues they play in than the teams they play for.   ​The term for this decade-long surge is “Player Empowerment”.  […]

The Strange Emotional Attachment Players Form With NPCs

Ever play a game where a character dies, and you get weirdly emotional, maybe even cry because you feel like you connected with them? There have been a lot of characters that I have personally related to or even connected with, and I might not have cried, but I was very sad. This goes the […]

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