Welcome to Cardiff Skeptics!
Skeptics in the Pub is an informal, relaxed lecture series based around critical thinking. It was founded in London by Dr Scott Campbell in 1999, as way for rationalists to get together and hear about the bizarre and extraordinary claims and a way of looking at them scientifically.
It's now spread all over England and Scotland, and is growing worldwide. Cardiff Skeptics, founded by Dean Burnett and Alice Sheppard, is the first of to date three Skeptics in the Pubs in Wales.
From September 2010, we will meet on the third Monday of every month. We'll have a guest speaker, questions, and a relaxing evening with food, drink and socialising!
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We both have our own Skeptics in the Pub talks - Dean's is here and Alice's here if you'd like to invite either of us to speake at yours!
If you'd like to know more, or would be interested in being a speaker, please fill out the contact form or e-mail us at walessitp@gmail.com.
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When?
Monday, May 21 2012 at 7:30PM
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Where?
The Promised Land
4 Windsor Place
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF10 3BX
029 2039 8998
Who?
John Stabler
What's the talk about?
John Stabler talks about video games and addiction. Video gaming has now become a multi-billion pound industry and gaming is no longer just a hobby for geeks, nerds or socially awkward individuals. It's not just about PCs and games consoles; with so many people now using smartphones, games can be played anywhere by anyone.
Does the video game industry purposely design games to be addictive? What techniques do they use? Does video gaming necessarily lead to chronic and damaging addictive behaviour? What are the ethical considerations in purposely making games addictive?
John Stabler is a veteran computer programmer, working for a bespoke software development company in Cardiff. He loves programming, playing games and has even started writing games himself.