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The following references are from Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication. Kevin Schut authored the chapter on evangelical games. This chapter also contains articles authored by Jennifer Letherer, Michael Jindra, and Bill Wiarda.
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"Dungeons and Dragons" (p. 198)
Wikipedia Entry
"RPG or Role-Playing Game" (p. 198)
Wikipedia Entry
"MMOG or Massive Multiplayer Online Games" (p. 200)
Wikipedia Entry
Men of God International Gamers Group (p. 200)
Christian Gamers Alliance (p. 200)
Fans for Christ (p. 200)
Christian Gamers Guild (p. 200)
Into the Wardrobe — A C. S. Lewis fan site (p. 200)
Spirit of Elijah Group (p. 200)
A Treatise Against Dicing, Dancing, Plays, and Interludes: With Other Idle Pastimes. (p. 202)
Amazon
Christian Game Developers Conference (p 204)
Game Praise (p. 204)
Left Behind: Eternal Forces Video Game (p. 205)
Religioustolerance.org
Plugged In Game Reviews (p. 205)
"Sid Meier" (p. 205)
Wikipedia Entry
Doug TenNapel (p. 206)
These links include a wide range of academic, religious, and secular views of evangelical media, from satirical criticism to enthusiastic application.
News Reports
“Christian Games Pushing Toward the Mainstream”
MSNBC
Commentary & Criticism
Arkade Christian Gaming
Blog
DOD Stops Plan to Send Christian Video Game to Troops in Iraq
commondreams.org
Yehuda: Gaming and Blogging in the Holy Land
Blog
Christian Crew
Fan Site
"Christian Gamers" Group
Facebook
Christian-Gaming
Fan Site
“'Left Behind: Eternal Forces' An Evangelical Christian Video Game"
religioustolerance.org
The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology & Society
"Where do we go from Here? Christian Video Games"
The Truth War blog
Producers & Publications
ACE - Association of Christian Entertainment
Atomic Design Laboratory
BibleQuest Games
Breakthrough Gaming
Brethren Entertainment Studios
Cactus Game Design
Cahaba Productions
Christian Game Developers Conference - 7th Annual
Covenant Studios
Cyan Worlds Online
makers of Myst, RIven and Uru Live
The Deliverance Game
Digital Praise
Melchiz
N'Lightning Software Development
Rebel Planet Creations
Rothware Christian Software
Third Day Games
Virtue Games
West Creek Studios
White Knight Games
Satire
"PrayStation – Misguided Video Games"
Cracked
Further Reading
"Christian Video Games"
Wikipedia Entry
On-Line Gamers Anonymous
Support group for those addicted to gaming
Evangelical Christian Games
Resources for readers of Understanding Evangelical Media:
The Changing Face of Christian Communication
Quentin J. Schultze and Robert H. Woods Jr., Editors (InterVarsity, July 2008)