I don't remember if I posted this article before regarding game violence, but it's pretty interesting and poses the question "What is a game?," something we should now be experts at! The article also brings up how game violence is the easiest way to create the struggle/challenge element of the game, and that's why it's so widely used. In class, we found out first-hand that it is far more difficult to create a challenge without relying on violence by exercising our creativity. Go to Salon.com Technology article to read the article.