Posts Tagged 'Oblivion'
Someone to watch over me: social spectatorship in games
New parents spend a lot of their free time exhausted, wondering if they will ever sleep again. Following my daughter’s birth, I started playing Oblivion. I began the game by myself, but my wife Anna eventually came to watch me
Someone to watch over me: social spectatorship in games
New parents spend a lot of their free time exhausted, wondering if they will ever sleep again. Following my daughter’s birth, I started playing Oblivion. I began the game by myself, but my wife Anna eventually came to watch me
The Road Fast Travelled: How Fast Travel Can Affect an Open-World
‘Somewhere ages and ages hence Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by And that has made all the difference.’ Robert Frost – The Road Less Travelled Since the dawn of enlightened
The Road Fast Travelled: How Fast Travel Can Affect an Open-World
‘Somewhere ages and ages hence Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by And that has made all the difference.’ Robert Frost – The Road Less Travelled Since the dawn of enlightened
The open roads of Skyrim
As a gamer I am what we call a chronic restarter. I’ve gotten better about it since I’ve started writing about games (as I have to beat things in a timely fashion), but as a kid I would restart Super
The open roads of Skyrim
As a gamer I am what we call a chronic restarter. I’ve gotten better about it since I’ve started writing about games (as I have to beat things in a timely fashion), but as a kid I would restart Super
Playing the System
So, I’ve been thinking. I’ve written at least two hundred articles on this here blog. Assuming that the average length is about six hundred words, I’ve written about two small novels on video games. And these numbers are conservative. I
Playing the System
So, I’ve been thinking. I’ve written at least two hundred articles on this here blog. Assuming that the average length is about six hundred words, I’ve written about two small novels on video games. And these numbers are conservative. I
Latent Intricacy
Multum in parvo. It’s a Latin phrase that I feel encapsulates the concept of emergence. Complexity borne of the combination of simple things. Linearity in games can offer the benefits of structure and focus, but it comes with a loss
Latent Intricacy
Multum in parvo. It’s a Latin phrase that I feel encapsulates the concept of emergence. Complexity borne of the combination of simple things. Linearity in games can offer the benefits of structure and focus, but it comes with a loss
A Sense of Place
Do graphics matter? Bethesda answered this question a couple days ago, saying if you claimed they didn’t, you’re a liar, and your pants are probably on fire. Well, I’m not saying that’s wrong, but I’m not going to say it
A Sense of Place
Do graphics matter? Bethesda answered this question a couple days ago, saying if you claimed they didn’t, you’re a liar, and your pants are probably on fire. Well, I’m not saying that’s wrong, but I’m not going to say it
Reasons we should care about Skyrim
(Picture taken, for reference, from http://snowskadi.deviantart.com/art/. Because it’s a brilliant picture. Moving right along…) Just days after I complained about massive waves of hype about new games, we get information about Skyrim in exactly the way games information should come:
Reasons we should care about Skyrim
(Picture taken, for reference, from http://snowskadi.deviantart.com/art/. Because it’s a brilliant picture. Moving right along…) Just days after I complained about massive waves of hype about new games, we get information about Skyrim in exactly the way games information should come:
The Elder Scrolls V is (Probably) Happening
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_fFApDyki4&fs=1&hl=en_US] You’re surprised. Act surprised. I’m going to start this post over again. OH MY GOD THE ELDER SCROLLS V: BONESTORM IS HAPPENING I AM EXCITED. My favorite part of today has, obviously, been how the games media are acting
The Elder Scrolls V is (Probably) Happening
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_fFApDyki4&fs=1&hl=en_US] You’re surprised. Act surprised. I’m going to start this post over again. OH MY GOD THE ELDER SCROLLS V: BONESTORM IS HAPPENING I AM EXCITED. My favorite part of today has, obviously, been how the games media are acting
An Elder Scrolls love 'letter'
It’s Oblivion. It’s rap. I need say no more. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BW-Yeo6X8&feature=player_embedded]
An Elder Scrolls love 'letter'
It’s Oblivion. It’s rap. I need say no more. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BW-Yeo6X8&feature=player_embedded]
Friday Post: Go Go Power Rangers!
If you’re not singing the guitar part to the power rangers song, I pity you. And envy you, and your lack of madness. Posts were made this week! Lots and lots and lots of posts! And here are some of
Friday Post: Go Go Power Rangers!
If you’re not singing the guitar part to the power rangers song, I pity you. And envy you, and your lack of madness. Posts were made this week! Lots and lots and lots of posts! And here are some of