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Gamer Think: 10.2009
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. Über-Media and Nordic Larping. So I just finished up day one at London's 3rd annual Power to the Pixel. Cross-Media Film Forum. So far the event as a whole has been great, and I have Liz Rosenthal. What I ...
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Gamer Think: 01.2009
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. Believing makes it true. Are his emotions real? Image from Robbie Cooper's Immersion. As long as we believe its real" - sorta begs the question what is real anyway. The pain is still 'real'. Probably less ...
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Gamer Think: 04.2009
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. Minimally clothed female protagonist. Ten hours, two playthroughs, and 1000 Achievement points later, I can now say that I’ve seen pretty much everything X-Blades has to offer. The characters are shallow a...
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Gamer Think: 10.2008
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. Moses Silbiger on Video Games for Personal Growth. A friend passed along to me a link to Moses Silbiger. Take it away Moses:. Well… why not? In my opinion, video games could incorporate a series of unprece...
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Gamer Think: 09.2009
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. A couple years ago I wrote this article. So, I think it's time for this blog to level up. Time to start talking about the bigger picture. I hope you stick around for ride. Read the rest of. Critically thin...
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Gamer Think: 11.2008
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. And now a spot on excerpt from Clive Thompson's Games without Frontiers. Read the article here. Why does this game get its hooks into my brain so effectively? Why does it feel so much more visceral? Could ...
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Gamer Think: Game Buddha (My IgnitePhilly Talk)
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. Game Buddha (My IgnitePhilly Talk). Last night I gave a 5 minute 'pecha kucha' style talk at. First, does any one here practice lucid dreaming? An interesting fact, most adults, have trouble flying even in...
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Gamer Think: 09.2008
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. The Original 'As Real as Your Life'. By far the best entry I saw was a documentary by Michael Highland (University of Pennsylvania) entitled. As Real as Your Life. The video, tagged: "I am a videogame addi...
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Gamer Think: The Way of the Superior Avatar
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. The Way of the Superior Avatar. Are video games a band-aid for our busted souls, or a tool for enlightenment in the digital age? I know for myself, when I get frustrated with a project or am feeling kinda ...
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Gamer Think: 02.2009
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Critically thinking about games and virtual experiences is the first step in collectively understanding video games have the potential to be far more than just entertainment products or educational tools. It's time to start thinking about games as what they really are: seriously meaningful experiences. The Oversaturation of the FPS. As I flipped to the next page. Or maybe the FPS has devolved into a cheap substitute for immersion. With masterpieces like Call of Duty 4, the bar has been set high. Give...