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When I was reading Galloway’s chapter about games, I was wondering when he would bring in cinema.  Shortly into the Chapter he compared what Jean-Luc Godard and the countercinema of the 1960s did to the new countergaming, which consists of … Continue reading →

A friend of mine posted this link on Facebook tonight, and I was really excited to see it. The emulator is a free download and comes with Pong, and you can download additional games for 99 cents. Awesome! http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/07/ataris-greatest-hits-for-iphone-ipad-and-icade/

This interesting article by PBS discusses how most parents have no idea what video games their kids are playing. It addresses Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, the boys at the center of the Columbine Massacre, and the games they played … Continue reading →

In Ayiti: The Cost of Life, you make all of the life choices for a Haitian family of five. This game was designed to more “realistically and sensitively” portray poverty. While you start out a cute little family, after the … Continue reading →

Here’s an article from the Seattle Pi from 10 years ago. I found it interesting because it talks about girls playing videogames and mentions Lara Croft.

After playing Facade before, in, and after class it seems the only winning move is not to play. The easiest way to cause both of the characters to resolve their problems and make up is to walk into the room and sit … Continue reading →

In Murray’s article, I strongly agreed with the idea that story telling comes before the game because as the author puts it, “storytelling is a core human activity.” We have told stories since the beginning of time and still do … Continue reading →

I found this blog tonight about a dad who spends his Saturday mornings making creative pancakes for his daughter. He posts pictures of his creations, and I thought you all might enjoy seeing these. Tetris Pancakes Pac Man Pancakes   … Continue reading →

This is an IF game that i found, but i must warn you that it is about a subject that some people might find disgusting and vulgar.  It adds to the IF genre by introducing pictures of what is going … Continue reading →

I played all three games and had the strongest reaction to the game Bronze. Having read the spoiler section about shade I now realize I didn’t finish it. I had gotten stuck in shade and I wasn’t pulled in by … Continue reading →

Note: this includes mild “spoilers” to the games on the syllabus, so if you haven’t played them yet or don’t want hints, wait to read my post! 🙂   Montfort does a wonderful job of laying out the surprising number … Continue reading →

At the beginning of the week we read Galloway’s chapter on the origin of the subject POV in film, and how games had their own divergent use of the subjective POV with the creation of First Person Shooters. There were … Continue reading →

Someone on youtube decided to create a ‘Future First Person Shooter’- kind of shocking. However, these people don’t scream and there’s not nearly enough blood! Also- no health bar? For me this is way too unrealistic.watch?v=CyCyzB0CedM

First Person Shooter’s Disease 🙁