#006: Video Games and Culture

Video games are surging in popularity. There are over a billion gamers in the world, and the gaming industry is eclipsing the impact of social media, Hollywood, and live sports. It's the new digital frontier, especially for evangelization. But why are so many young people drawn to video games? What longings do these games fulfill? And how should Christians engage this increasingly important realm? Brandon and Fr. Blake, avid gamers and guides, take you on a tour of this exciting landscape.

All links/resources in show notes: https://burrowshirepodcast.com/video-games

Fr. Blake's articles on video games (Word on Fire)

• “Kingdom Hearts III” and the Essential Goodness of the Heart
• Video Games: A Lesson on the Importance of Aesthetics
• Video Games and Music
• Video Game Culture and the Millennial Soul (Evangelization & Culture Journal, only available to members of the Word on Fire Institute)

Carlo Actusi, possible patron saint of video games

• Daily Mail - "Patron Saint of the Internet"
• Our Sunday Visitor - "With a miracle approved, beatification awaits computer programmer Carlo Acutis"