Author Archives: Patricia Hernandez
Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2: ass2ass.gif
The first moment in the game (beyond the publisher’s, developer’s, graphics card’s, 3rd party software’s and the game itself’s splash screens) is a disclaimer about controversial content, something like WARNING: THIS GAME CONTAINS A MISSION THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED
Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2: ass2ass.gif
The first moment in the game (beyond the publisher’s, developer’s, graphics card’s, 3rd party software’s and the game itself’s splash screens) is a disclaimer about controversial content, something like WARNING: THIS GAME CONTAINS A MISSION THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED
How our perception of space in games changes depending on our maps
The first thing I loved about games was exploration. I remember the layout of The Legend of Zelda’s Hyrule better than that of my elementary school. I spent considerable time trying to reconcile it with the map of Zelda 2
How our perception of space in games changes depending on our maps
The first thing I loved about games was exploration. I remember the layout of The Legend of Zelda’s Hyrule better than that of my elementary school. I spent considerable time trying to reconcile it with the map of Zelda 2
Sometimes games want you to think they're critiquing violence, but instead they legitimize it
There is a cost for everything. Video games, I worry, carry this unknowing. We agree to things that would be utterly horrific in the actual fictions of a game. I want to distinguish between the anti-violence, anti-“manshooter” rhetoric that most
Sometimes games want you to think they're critiquing violence, but instead they legitimize it
There is a cost for everything. Video games, I worry, carry this unknowing. We agree to things that would be utterly horrific in the actual fictions of a game. I want to distinguish between the anti-violence, anti-“manshooter” rhetoric that most
Planting Seeds: A mobile game that supports Kenyan women
The first iteration of Seeds to hit the iTunes store doesn’t look like a game at all. Its name is Microlending, and true to its name it enables U.S. smartphone users to make one-to-one financial loans to Kenyan businesswomen in
Planting Seeds: A mobile game that supports Kenyan women
The first iteration of Seeds to hit the iTunes store doesn’t look like a game at all. Its name is Microlending, and true to its name it enables U.S. smartphone users to make one-to-one financial loans to Kenyan businesswomen in
The faces of the industry make it easy to forget games can be a team effort
There are few famous faces in the games industry. Many studios are too large to give everyone their own time to express their love for what they do on behalf of where they work or what they’re working on. It
The faces of the industry make it easy to forget games can be a team effort
There are few famous faces in the games industry. Many studios are too large to give everyone their own time to express their love for what they do on behalf of where they work or what they’re working on. It
Here are some emotions invented by videogames
Greetings, it’s me, or rather us; we are the Mammon-Machine, aiming to open your mind to new entertaining and dangerous Video Game Experiences. Video Games are sometimes “fun” and that emotion is okay or whatever but we believe that there
Here are some emotions invented by videogames
Greetings, it’s me, or rather us; we are the Mammon-Machine, aiming to open your mind to new entertaining and dangerous Video Game Experiences. Video Games are sometimes “fun” and that emotion is okay or whatever but we believe that there
Nightmare Mode is back
I’m not going to write an essay about how we’re going to save games journalism or we’re the bastion of games criticism. What I will say:
Nightmare Mode is back
I’m not going to write an essay about how we’re going to save games journalism or we’re the bastion of games criticism. What I will say:
Hiatus
Some of you might have noticed we aren’t updating much. Nightmare Mode is currently on hiatus as I take the time to reconsider our approach and ethos. We will post the occasional thing in the coming couple of months, as
Hiatus
Some of you might have noticed we aren’t updating much. Nightmare Mode is currently on hiatus as I take the time to reconsider our approach and ethos. We will post the occasional thing in the coming couple of months, as
Getting lost in Proteus: An interview with Ed Key
One of the remarkable things a game can offer is the ability to get lost in a world–to go on journeys, to explore. Few games can truly capture the idyllic, child-like magic of a good saunter–most of the time, traveling
Getting lost in Proteus: An interview with Ed Key
One of the remarkable things a game can offer is the ability to get lost in a world–to go on journeys, to explore. Few games can truly capture the idyllic, child-like magic of a good saunter–most of the time, traveling
Big Brother is watching: how developers use game analytics
Information is a high-value commodity in the digital age. Retailers like Target and companies like Google are regularly on the lookout for information they can mine and analyze to produce effective, highly personalized products. The gaming industry is no different:
Big Brother is watching: how developers use game analytics
Information is a high-value commodity in the digital age. Retailers like Target and companies like Google are regularly on the lookout for information they can mine and analyze to produce effective, highly personalized products. The gaming industry is no different: