I was a judge for a high school contest (my youngest sister needed the credit). The running theme was “Turning Points That Revolutionized History” separated into five categories: 1) website, 2) essay, 3) exhibit, 4) documentary, and 5) performance — aka a little play. I judged the website portion. While I was disappointed no one …
Tag Archive: videogames
Nov 08
Wreck-It Ralph
The best videogame movie ever. That is the headline I’ve been reading over the weekend from reviews for Wreck-It Ralph as the film took an impressive $49M from box office sales. And as for the title of best videogame movie, I would somewhat agree. Though Wreck-It Ralph isn’t based on any one videogame property, the …
Nov 04
Audiophilic Amusement: NieR
Let me tell you about a game you never played called Nier. It was released in the Spring of 2010, and from what I can tell, it didn’t really sell well. By that I mean no one else I know has even heard about the damn thing. It’s alright if you haven’t, so don’t feel …
Oct 31
Aspiring Game Designer Part 1: The Way I See Games
I won’t deny that it isn’t a great time to be a gamer. It almost seems like every other day a new great game is released. To some, the game industry is the new Hollywood, and with the onset of mobile devices, it almost seems impossible to find someone who hasn’t had at least …
