This may be one DIY hack I have to try myself some day. Pick up a NES, Super Nintendo or N64 pad map away and start playing. It may be the best present for that geek in your life this holiday season. The fine people over at Funtendo have created …
Read More »Gaming as
I recently read a magazine article in my first issues of killscreen magazine. The writer, whose nameĀ escapesĀ me at the moment, discussed whether gaming research contributed anythingĀ valuableĀ to the design of video games. Does gaming research inform industry? He gives a brief history of how video games actually originated from within academic …
Read More »Gamers don’t want short and easy games?
I’m not too sure if I agree with the following abstract, this doesn’t really explain the success of Bejeweled and other popular short term games.Ā Arcade games have been around for quite a while, and those can be very short term. Any thoughts? Let’s have a conversation š “Good computer …
Read More »New old games
It’s oldschool! It’s back in 3d form! Withall these advancements in 3d games we always come back to good ‘ol 2d (and by 2d I mean on a 2d plane) game play. It’sĀ interesting to see the new innovations that developers bring to 2d games, platform games, and fighting games. …
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