the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, game studies researchers presented their list of the top 10 most unexpected findings for video game designers over the past year. This marks the fourth year that researchers Ian Bogost, associate professor at Georgia Tech; Jane McGonigal, director of games research and development at the Institute for the Future; and Mia Consalvo, associate professor at Ohio University, have presented their list. But this year audience members â” both at the panel and via Twitter â” ranked the findings in order of their importance. â’Asking the audience to order the top 10 gave...
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Massachusetts cracks down on sledding
As winter continues, there is a growing movement in Massachusetts to crack down on the dangerous practice of sledding. In response to a number of sled-related injuries and deaths in recent years, some communities have banned sledding outright, others have erected warning signs, and this week state Sen. Steven Panagiotakos introduced a bill that would require children to wear helmets while riding a sled. â’There are no brakes on a sled,â’ said Panagiotakos.
The Book on Atari
Racing the Beam, The Atari Video Computer System, a book by Georgia Tech Associate Professor Ian Bogost, takes a look at the development of the first popular video game platform through the lens of six game cartridges to show how the developers of those games, for better or worse, laid the ground work for the industry Atari helped spawn. Those games are Combat, Adventure, Pac-Man, Yars’ Revenge, Pitfall! and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The book is the third by Bogost on video games and the first he’s co-written with MIT’s Nick Montfort. With this book, the pair...
Wii : Safecracker
SAFECRACKER: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure has gone gold. Developed by Kheops Studio, Safecracker is a unique puzzle adventure game that requires you to use your wits, deductive reasoning, and puzzle solving skills to crack the master safe! Take on the roll of an expert safecracker hired by the wealthy family of recently deceased billionaire, Duncan W. Adams. As an avid safe collector, this â’eccentricâ’ billionaire has hidden the deed to his riches in one of 35 extraordinary safes. Explore stunning rooms created with incredible detail and realism, as you decipher clues scattered throughout his extravagant mansion cracking safe after...
iPhone Game :: Risk Clone
Lux Touch is pretty much a straight copy of Risk. You play again four computer-controlled colors, all vying to take over the world through strategic troop movement. To play you tap around on the countries you’ve conquered, either beefing up troop placement or deciding to move them into enemy territory. The only major complaint I have about this free game is that there is no save function, so if you get a call or lose power you’re going to need to restart your bid for world conquest. This is an example that you can get a great programmer in...