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Archive for October, 2009
October 26th, 2009 - 9:00 AM § in Experience, Game Design
IKEA, and the logic of videogame design
A visit to IKEA usually means house moving, renovating, and too much fun spent with LEGO for grown-ups. But is there an element of videogame design hidden away within the Swedish minimalism?
October 24th, 2009 - 9:47 AM § in Culture
Loaded Images: National Neuroses
Everybody has their hang-ups, even if they’re a nation. What we play in our games today can dredge up uncomfortable memories of our pasts.
October 19th, 2009 - 6:22 PM § in Fiction
Reflections
Drowning in the bathroom wasn’t as much fun as watching their bladders explode when the toilet was removed. But, it was close.
October 16th, 2009 - 5:43 PM § in Experience, Game Design
Arkham Asylum, and the space of traumatic memory
Batman: Arkham Asylum holds many surprises. But most surprising of all is its thematisation of trauma.
October 14th, 2009 - 2:06 PM § in Academic, Experience
A Framework for Review
Game reviews generally suck. But, it’s entirely not our fault. Here’s why, and here’s why it’s important.
October 10th, 2009 - 9:00 AM § in Experience, Game Design
Numbers? We Don’t Need No Stinking Numbers!
I was lost. Seriously lost. And homesick.