Well this class and my career as a college student are coming to an end. Part of me is curious why I am even bothering to post another blog. It is no secret that this website has been neglected (I of course have lots of excuses: thesis, spent more of my energy focusing on moodle…Continue Reading Final Thoughts
or well in my case a click through textbook. I’ve spent a lot of time learning how to get around in the world of coding, sophomore year I coded tetris in java for a class assignment — but making a video game from scratch is an entirely different ball-game. Especially when you don’t have…Continue Reading On Making a Video Game [a mini-rant]
As a discussion of what is cheating begins to heat up on the moodle I took a deeper look at what I consider cheating. For the most part, I only play single player games, specifically puzzlers. In most of those games, paying to get a leg up feels to me like cheating. I have never…Continue Reading Free to Play & Cheating
Marketing-wise this game was a great decision. The books and television show are so monumentally popular, I’m sure the developers gained thousands of players simply from people google searching their favorite scene and stumbling upon to game — not to mention all the folks who went out actively searching for an expansion on the GoT…Continue Reading Game of Thrones Ascent
It has gotten a little frustrating listening to some of my classmates discuss women’s role in the gaming world and in games. Too many folks were quick to dismiss Anita Sarkeesian’s arguments in her Damsel in Distress series by focusing in on miniscule elements of her argument. Reading attempts of people to justify the game industry’s…Continue Reading Women & Gaming
I weirdly enjoyed this game. I got very into it, and quite fast at checking passports, entry visas and work permits. While I recognized some of the political aspects: terrorism, USSR, etc. — I became intently focused on getting as many folks processed so I could feed and heal my family. You’re thrown into a…Continue Reading Papers Please
I am addicted to PAD. To the point of playing it the moment I wake up to heading to bed. I find myself wandering between classes thinking about my pets, who needs skill ups and if I have the correct fodder for an evo. PAD explores a weird grey area between simple puzzler and mobile…Continue Reading Puzzle and Dragons (PAD)
Since I missed class last monday (because I was here) and was unable to see some of the game demonstrations, I decided the best way to make up for the missed class would be to spend the same amount of time playing a video game. So I spent 3 hours tucked away in the basement…Continue Reading Katamari Damacy
Documentary films must always carefully tread the line of simultaneously convincing the audience of their main thesis while recognizing and avoiding their own bias. “Joystick Warriors” shoves its bias in your face. And while I would tend to agree, that the violence in many video games is disturbing and far-too gory, my knee-jerk reaction to…Continue Reading Joystick Warriors
Excellent, fun, engaging little game. I wish the developers would create a mobile app so I could adventure through dimensions while tinkering on my phone. The premise of this game is simple. Gomez (the player-character) jumps, climbs and walks from platform to platform collecting gold squares. The catch? What at first appears to be a…Continue Reading Fez