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What kind of duty does Call of Duty call for?
Very few people question the conventions of computer games. In war games you're supposed to shoot people and if you don't for some reason, the game literally doesn't work. This seems like a contemporary version of the notorious/famous experiment where people were told to electrocute 'volunteers' and they simply complied. So is it possible to ...
Posted to Technology by fourcultures on November 26, 2009
Game Builiding for Kids
Folks interested in this subject might want to explore Stagecast (http://stagecast.com/) and AgentSheets (http://agentsheets.com/). And the latest (or one of the latest) generation of Logo is Starlogo (http://education.mit.edu/starlogo/). I've put a panel proposal in to South by Southwest Interactive on game development environments for kids. ...
Posted to Technology by hmhalff on July 14, 2009
That's an interesting take
But, I don't buy it. Quick boosts are like adrenaline - they keep the heart pumping for a short period, but that's about it. What you don't seem to get yet is that the consumer driven economy, though not dead, is not going to be the driving force of any economic revival. Why (you might ask)? Because most consumers have been hit so deep that we ...
Posted to Best of the Fray by ducadmo on July 13, 2009
Re: Key words in the article: "casual gamer".
I believe the Gamer class has split (actually not split so much as added another class) in the last 3-4 years. The ''Casual Gamer'' is a group unto itself, and consists mostly of people who were never a part of the hardcore gamer crowd. It is made up of people who play games that are exactly as you have described, small inexpensive, but highly ...
Posted to Technology by racerx on May 24, 2009
addictive iphone games
These are perfect for people who are bored with themselves and never have an original thought. Adults who are still children.
Posted to Technology by david wayne osedach on May 22, 2009
Teen's having babies
Based on the recent (December 2008) study, looking back on 28 years of screen-time (mostly television), excessive use of screens promotes early and risky sexual activity. With young people watching hours of television, spending hours more on line, with games and texts, it is no surprise that that they crave some kind of physical contact with real ...
Posted to XX Factor by Robert Kesten on March 21, 2009
What's Killing the Video-Game Business?
Nice read! Everyone thought that game publishers are earning that much. We never knew it takes that much to produce and maintain a game. But guys really, why is it that hard to earn wow gold? I just played for sometime now.
Posted to Gaming by WoWGold on February 16, 2009
Games
I think your remiss in not mentioning Call of Duty: World at War. It's cooperative nazi zombie mode is perhaps the game mode of the century (ok the best of the last eight years). Up to four players, trapped in a bunker, versus wave upon wave of facist undead. Neverending, it's only a matter of time before zombies are biting you brain. I've ...
Posted to Gaming by BallroomBrian on December 10, 2008
This message is for Julia Turner
You mentioned your love for Prolific and also Scrabulous because Scrabble is boring and takes too long...at law school parties (happenin parties, let me tell you!) we played what we called Speed Scrabble, which works as follows: Three or more players. Take two sets of regular Scrabble tiles and put them face down in the middle of the table. You ...
Posted to Culture Gabfest by Jenniferwhatnot on August 1, 2008
Fanboy bait
''For instance, there's a motion sensor in the PS3 controller. During one of the interminable cut scenes, you might discover that shaking the controller makes a female character's breasts jiggle.'' Excellent. Searching for that cutscene should keep the Fanboys in their parents' basements and out of our hair for a good month, at least.
Posted to Gaming by Lyger on June 27, 2008

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