Tag Archive | games
Space for Rent: Three Cheers for the Status Quo
Tweet of the Day: Privilege and Entitlement in Geekdom ——- What is going on here? The picture above doesn’t make a lot sense, not without proper context. Do you remember my post on corporate hubris? It turns out Mr. Adam Orth, former employer of Microsoft got fire for letting the cat out the bag […]
TV Tropes: Mass Effect/After Earth Chronicles E-K
Tweet of the Day: Gamers make it clear to Sony they want a DRM-free PS4 ——- The “troping” continues! As always, remember that this list contains spoilers so if anything here piques your interest but you don’t want to be spoiled feel free to check out the stories here and drop a comment below. But […]
Weekend Roundup: May 19-25
Tweet of the Day: 3 Ways to Add Repetition That Pleases Readers ——- Here we go again. Not a good day. Lousy internet connection all week, off this morning, then I loose my bank card. Grrr…. Yeah, just one of those days, eh! But I’m still here, in one piece so lets see what last […]
Lessons from the Aether: Game Design and the Challenge Curve
Tweet of the Day: It is Pitch Black. You are Likely to be eaten by Paul Ricoeur. ——- One challenge facing any game designer is how to find and maintain the right balance between a players/characters skills/abilities and challenge so as to maintain a modicum of tension throughout the game experience. If the game is […]
Weekend Roundup: April 21-27
Tweet of the Day: The Littlest PA: A Story of a Middle Child ——- Good news everybody! Ahem, I am now the newest contributor to Koobismo.com ( link to first article here ) a game fan sight made by fans and game designers alike. I sent a couple of game related re-prints to them […]
Mass Effect/After Earth Chronicles: ANN News-Disaster on Wrill
——– ANN News Desk From Alliance News Desk on the Citadel April 22, 2196 Disaster on Wrill By Amita Quita PRESIDIUM, CITADEL-Representatives from the Krogan Confederacy are demanding swift action from the Citadel Council in the wake of a nuclear attack on the settlement of Gita in the planet Wrill. Seismic and orbital sensors recorded […]
Space for Rent: I find your lack of humulity disturbing
Tweet of the Day: A Postcard from the Zone of Alienation ——- And your arrogance is abhorrent. Sorry, let me provide a little context: Someone needs an attitude check, stat! Okay,you could be forgiven for dismissing this as simply another Micro$oft drone speaking from the usual orifice. Yet another example of mental diarrhea that pools […]
Mass Effect/After Earth Chronicles: ANN Headlines News Now-Terminus Gripped by Chaos
Tweet of the Day: SomaFM-Spacestation ——- ——- ANN Headlines Now April 19, 2196 Terminus Gripped by Chaos By Iris Dunnigan MILGROM, BEKENSTEIN- Majors spasms of violence have hit multiple worlds in the Terminus systems. While criminal activity is rampant in this sector of the galaxy, it has not seen this surge in conflict in years: […]
Weekend Roundup: March 10-16
Tweet of the Day: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth ——- This week began and ended with games. Long time readers of this blog know my passion for good video games runs deep. They also know that you can learn a lot about creating a good narrative from the way video games are put […]
Space for Rent: The Appeal of Retro-Gaming
Tweet of the Day: Star Citizen ——– So, what is the appeal of retro-gaming? The easy answer is: nostalgia. The first generation gamers are now becoming middle managers, parents, teachers and business owners. They long for the days of 2-bit computing (as in the Atari 2600), dropping quarters in the local arcade and those trippy […]
