Played through Bioshock again recently. This audio log jumped out at me: “On the surface, I once bought a forest. The Parasites claimed that the land belonged to God, and demanded that I establish a public park there. Why? So … Continue reading
Naive design is what a 14 year old video gamer does when you ask him what kind of game he would want to play. He doesn’t know anything about design theory or analysis. He doesn’t understand game balance, player training, … Continue reading
I didn’t get a chance to take in Jon Blow’s MIGS keynote from November until now. Well, I just listened to it. First, you need to listen to this talk. I’ve heard (and said) a lot of ideas that orbit … Continue reading
A new study apparently reveals that popular video games satisfy men’s need to dominate. First, I’m happy to say that I called it first. Second, I’d be interested to see if video games would be less popular in a society … Continue reading
There are fundamental differences between games and life. Games have defined boundaries. All the possibilities are known. Cause and effect are clear and well understood. Progress is consistent and tends to be permanent. You always know how to move forward, … Continue reading
No, not pictures of pasty developers with Cheeto-dust on their fingers. Photography of games. In games. We now have gameworlds with enough size, variety, and beauty that this is a meaningful concept. Don’t believe me? Just look here.
I played the X360 version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed recently. In a phrase, it’s awesomeness buried deep. One of the coolest abilities in the game is Force Grip. Force Grip allows you to pick up objects and people … Continue reading
This guy‘s all about having fun with the music. That’s natural creativity – more addiction than dedication.
Apparently, playing games can make you a better citizen. Maybe. It’s obvious they didn’t have a game-conscious individual on-hand when they wrote the study. They seem to think Zelda and Tomb Raider are adventure games and The Sims is a … Continue reading
Let’s talk about stories. The Archival Story Imagine this: you’re a historian in the far future. All of the records of our era have been lost. One day, an archive full of records on population, births, deaths, hospital records, industrial … Continue reading