Author Archives: ncoovern
PLAYSTATION HACKED
Just watched on the news that playstation was seriously hacked since last Wednesday and has already started to affect the 70 million users worldwide. User passwords, credit card information, and more was accessed and possibly stolen. CRAZY! (any Playstation users … Continue reading
cultural artifact?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU&feature=related I found this video as I was trying to look for artifacts for Portal and I thought everyone might enjoy it.
critical gaming… we are not alone.
After doing some searching I found that the University of Washington has a site similar to our sample reality blog (they have portal as one of their decorations) : https://depts.washington.edu/critgame/wordpress/2011/01/boy-scouts-introduces-video-game-merit-badge/ Also, in light of speaking about video games and the media … Continue reading
simulation.game
The issue of writing and re-writing history appears to have always been a point of interest. On one hand, there is a saying that we must learn from our past as not to repeat it in the future. However, as … Continue reading
In response to Rebecca, Jason, and the male gaze
I remember playing metroid prime and swearing my robot was a man because the suit had the broad shoulder look going on. The metriod prime/girl topic brings me to think about how we judge a character by the way they … Continue reading
Lost Pig
As I was looking into other IF games to play, I came across this Lost Pig game. The text reminds me of someone trying to speak like a character from sesame street. I thought Varicella gave me a headache, but I … Continue reading
It’s all in your head.
Whalen made a fitting parallel between how games and cartoons use sound/music to enhance the actions of the characters. When reading the article, I thought about how playing a game without music and watching a cartoon without sound compare. Firstly, you … Continue reading
Glee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1_B9FCZJMA Last semester, when this episode of Glee aired, I thought to myself: What the heck is an Atari? Fortunately, now I know. (“I guess she’s an Xbox, I’m more an Atari”) I thought it would be more entertaining to watch … Continue reading
Playing for the story or for the experience?
In response to gaming and how the player is emotionally attached to his/her avatar, I have posted this picture of my son in his “gaming mode”. If you haven’t noticed, there is a Woody doll lying on the table as well … Continue reading
2/1/11 Nicole C-N
When we were prompted to answer the question what is fun, the first thing that came to my mind was famous saying: time flies when you’re having fun. Thinking upon how games relate to fun, I found it interesting when Koster … Continue reading