For as long as we’ve had the internet, we’ve been using it to celebrate the holidays. If you’re an elder millennial or Gen Xer, you probably still remember the early rituals well: sending laughably ...

Don Heider is executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are his own. Dignity often describes the idea that every human has inherent worth and ...

The concept of a game within a game has evolved significantly since its inception in the 1980s, with some games set entirely in digital worlds to replicate the feeling of being in cyberspace. This ...

The idea of digital ecosystems that feel as natural and interconnected as the physical world isn’t new; the metaverse and digital twins are concepts plenty of laypersons are familiar with. Yet even ...

Around the same time, Habbo Hotel showcased seasonal furniture and decorated social rooms, turning the virtual hotel into a kind of digital December hangout. Club Penguin’s first Christmas Party ...