Video games: news, theory & analysis.
Video games: news, theory & analysis.
I'm perched in front of gate 75, enjoying an Internet connection for the first time not in one, but two ways. The first is through my trusty iPhone buddy. The second is through Continental's President's Club. Whatever that is. Anyway, I'm not at the airport because I enjoy crowds and cavity searches, but because I'm headed Amsterdam and Hamburg. — read on
NEW YORK -- Today, in a colorful exposé of the human faculties, a local graduate student successfully passed both his green card interview and blue belt exam. After convincing an immigration officer of their undivided love for each other, as well as credible financial ties, the happy couple celebrated with capucino's and shrimp salad. With his paperwork now neatly underway, and having reached an unprecedented degree of administrative organization, the blushing husband set out to his weekly ninja class only hours later. Says the recently minted citizen-elect, "I had no idea my exam would be on the same day. But I did it and passed!" On his way home to his beautiful bride, the increasingly deadly young man picked up some Indian food and two dozen orange roses. Allegations that he was overheard saying to himself, "Man, I can't wait to get that first welfare check," are yet to be confirmed. — read on
As Im speeding towards Horsham, PA, to celebrate Obama's inauguration, I testing out two things. — read on
I was very excited to open that slick little box on Christmas morning. Call me a Mac fanboy. Go ahead, I'll wait. Love the features. Better than BlackBerry. All that. But whatever goes for 'games' on the iPhone is a disaster. — read on
A central idea in my dissertation is the notion that games relate to reality. Chess is a modeled version of two fighting armies, and Call of Duty is a first-hand experience of being a solider. The bits and pieces that make up a game are not accidental, but a game draws on real-life for both inspiration and example. But sometimes there's a clear absence of a boundary, as in the following example. — read on
After meeting with David Cole last week at the NY Games Conference, we agreed to refresh three of DFC's current reports. Codenames: MMOG, MMOG-lite and Casual Games. — read on
As of this minute conference, registrations are underway. Earlier I sent out the press release to everyone and his mother and am now slowly chewing my way through all the replies. — read on
It seems that setting up DiGRA NY came very soon after a report made its way around the usual news outlets. I had no idea. — read on
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