Suggestions for Blog Topics

Any of the following topics might work for you for a short blog.  You can always twist any of these suggestions to your liking, or if none of these topics resonate, make up your own.

  1. I used to have a serious addiction to a video game. What was it and what did I do?
  2. What do you think the www will look like in five years?
  3. Are video games art? If so, what kind of art are they?
  4. The video game-rating system does not seem to be a good system. Despite the M, in rated-M for mature, many young children still play and enjoy such games. Parents may not know that the game has more violence mature material than the packaging indicates.  Any suggestions?
  5. Mahatma Gandhi practiced ahimsa, which means non-violence. If he were to design a video game, what would it be like?
  6. Are blogs literature?
  7. Video games, more than just toys, change the way we think and play. How?
  8. Games push the boundaries of interactive narrative, the design of virtual communities, and the formation of a global media culture. What’s your take on this?
  9. What are the features of digital games and practices that are good for becoming “tech-savvy”?
  10. Game designers keep making games longer and more challenging, and still manage to reach an audience who learns how to play. How do they do this?
  11. How do computer games might offer insight into the fundamental questions about human society?
  12. Why is Football such a different sport in the U.S. than in most countries? If you watch any of the World Cup Series, you can’t help but notice that Football players dance across the field with a soccer ball, whereas in the American sport they rush headlong into the Defense and often get trammeled.
  13. If everyone in the U.S. were required to put one and only one bumper sticker on his or her car, what would yours say and why?
  14. If you were forced to write a blog daily on any topic, what would you write about?
  15. Write about how a song that you love has meaning.
  16. Describe an important lesson you’ve learned.
  17. Describe an unusual family tradition or ritual.
  18. Discuss the main benefit of a sport or athletic activity that you enjoy.
  19. What do you like most about your generation?
  20. What do you like least?
  21. Tell about the very first time you remember being excited about a new technology.