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
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)
STOP. SPOLIERZ. if you haven’t finished portal yet, don’t read this post. seriously though. the game is so much better unspoiled — to be experienced in a complete and utter daze as if you had just woken up in an isolated, empty research lab with only a computer voice to keep you company. …Continue Reading Portal
Thanks to the perfection that is HumbleBundle, I recently fell back in love with the Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise. After a torrid love affair in high school that resulted in many incomplete homework assignments, I chose not to install the game on the laptop I took with me to college. I’m glad that this class…Continue Reading Sid Meier’s Civilization V
By far my favorite game I played this week, The Room is a beautifully crafted puzzle game. The game begins in a room with a curious box on the floor. Gameplay is quite simple, the user spins around the box with the touchpad and can zoom in to find clues. Between downloading the game last…Continue Reading The Room