MormonTimes.com: The spiritual risks of online role-playing games
The father said his 20-year-old had blown off the idea of serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Well, he would have served a mission — under two circumstances.
The young man wanted to take a laptop computer with him and keep playing "World of Warcraft," an online role-playing game, while serving his mission. That wasn't an option, so the young man didn't go.
Knutson, an associate professor of computer science, spoke on "Online Gaming — Being Aware of the Dangers and Establishing Safety Guidelines" at BYU Campus Education Week on Aug. 21.
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Recent comments
Thank heavenly father for the advancement of technology and the productive…
Elder Berry | Sept. 3, 2008 at 5:12 p.m.
I must say, this has been an unusually civil and thoughtful thread…
Charles Knutson | Aug. 31, 2008 at 7:12 a.m.
Video games, like theater, movies, reading, etc. and other forms…
Moderation | Aug. 30, 2008 at 2:43 p.m.
