Jan 24
If you ask a gamer if gaming is art, their most likely response is of course, “yes”. This includes myself and it is something that I hold as an undeniable fact. Video games are as much an art as any other kind of medium, in that they are a vehicle of expression that requires a …
Oct 19
I want to preface this extra credit with my belief that the game industry is not in trouble. I think it’s thriving and more and more people become interested in what was once an odd phenomenon and I do think that people threatened by this are silly. I say this because I want to dissect …
Aug 22
IGN actually does something cool? No way! Yep, this is a tribute to the timer in some parts of a game where tension is high, hearts are pounding, and you say “screw EXP, I’m getting out of there!”
Aug 09
When it comes to video games, the story is often one of the most important parts to the average consumer. It is the driving force behind the player going from one level or area to another and in some cases the story can make or break and otherwise great game. At the birth of video …
May 02
Holy Crap, Taylor Clark strikes again, this time with an article on Kotaku that proclaims modern games as being dumb. There are a bunch of things I don’t like about this article. The first thing that struck me as a reason to ram my face into the nearest desk was this gem: “… …
Apr 14
First off I need to say this right now, this video is so pretentious and snobby. Not so much for speaker’s opinions, but just in really the way he presents them. This is probably a good point to examine the rift in video games between narratologists and ludologists. You might know them by other names, …
Apr 02
First off, I’m sorry for not posting a weekly update last week, but I was on Spring break and went to Disneyland and had a bunch of other fun stuff (including doing taxes). For the last week I’ve been playing Kid Icarus: Uprising for the 3DS and let me tell you that it is …
Mar 07
So, with Indie Game: The Movie showing the success stories of indie games like Braid and Super Meat Boy, here is an article that discusses how one indie game flew too close to the sun and burned up. I think something like this just shows some of the dangers of jumping into the indie game …
Mar 03
I’m not really good at reviewing things because of how shallow everything seems to be when you’re trying to analyze and critique a work, but not give away spoilers. So, whatever, I’m just going to spew my thoughts out about Indie Game: The Movie. If you don’t want small spoilers then see the movie for …
Jan 24
Anyone else getting that vibe? I feel like an entire article could be written analyzing gaming culture and gaming hipsters…but..I wouldn’t know where to begin. I also feel like people could take the whole “damsel in distress” thing way out of proportion, but God help whoever writes that article.
