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Category Archives: Videogames
Go play this
This is incredible, and it’s not even THE MAIN GAME. And here’s an interview with the developer at a website that looks suspiciously like my own. Don’t get confused. Oh and here’s a video of what the main game looks … Continue reading
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Making games: confirmed for Not That Hard Actually
I made this game in twine in under ten minutes (literally), it’s called “Very Scary Story imo DO NOT READ“. It’s getting some good press!
Posted in I made this, Internet, Technology, Videogames
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Clint Hocking on ‘Replayability’
Clint Hocking writes about my favourite bugbear – the word ‘Replayability’: Replayability is an oft-debated concept in game development… But what does ‘replayability’ even mean? The word itself implies an obvious definition: that the game can sustain player interest over … Continue reading
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Diablo 3′s missed opportunity
You know how the story of Diablo 3 just doesn’t make any sense? And you know how Deckard Cain is kind of like the unofficial “hero” of the story, even though he gets killed off in the first act (OOPS … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Uncategorized, Videogames
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Attention and Immersion
A video essay about the term ‘immersion’ and why I think it should be replaced. While video of Richard Lemarchand’s GDC talk is behind the GDC Vault paywall, his slides and text from the talk are online here. I’ve received a few very … Continue reading
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MLG[PRO] 420 FANVIDs
There’s a strange, and relatively new, genre of YouTube video, based on parodying the over-serious, über-gamer culture that surrounds professional gaming, and in particular the MLG (Major League Gaming) circuit. The typical MLG fragvid is full of over-the-top special effects, … Continue reading
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Avant-garde videogames
This video is nearly three years old, and I have no idea how I missed it in 2010, but it’s still really, really brilliant and deserves to be watched.
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Far Cry 3 gameplay vid speculations
Things that I liked: – Ziplines, but the larger point is there seemed to be plenty of freedom of movement in the arenas where firefights occur. Some of the other sections looked more scripted/tunneled. – I liked that the hands … Continue reading
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Great Michel Serres quote
“The more one writes, the less one reads – it’s a question of time. But I stress: an authentically philosophical book is distinguishable from a learned book. The latter, loaded with quotes and footnotes, struts its erudition; it flourishes its … Continue reading
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