E3 reactions: Nintendo, short and sweet (but ignoring the 3DS is NOT ok)
This is post 4 of 7 in the series “Hype frenzy: gaming cons & excitable gamers” E3 reaction: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ E3 reactions: Microsoft reigns supreme E3...More
Video Games
Subject. Pop Culture. Includes PC, consoles, mobile.
Gamer myth deconstruction zone: Do female gamers actually care more about stories than men do?
This is post 4 of 7 in the series “Gender, gamers, & games” Beyond Ms. Pac-Man: Is the typical player character (finally) evolving? Beyond Ms....More
E3 reactions: Ubisoft surprises (but actually in a good way)
This is post 3 of 7 in the series “Hype frenzy: gaming cons & excitable gamers” E3 reaction: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ E3 reactions: Microsoft reigns supreme E3...More
E3 reactions: Microsoft reigns supreme
This is post 2 of 7 in the series “Hype frenzy: gaming cons & excitable gamers” E3 reaction: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ E3 reactions: Microsoft reigns supreme E3...More
E3 reaction: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is post 1 of 7 in the series “Hype frenzy: gaming cons & excitable gamers” E3 reaction: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ E3 reactions: Microsoft reigns supreme E3...More
The history of the future: Science fiction tells us a lot about our past (but stinks at predicting technological change)
By: Patrick W. ZimmermanFrom its inception, science fiction has exhibited a central tension, between optimists who saw technological change as a way to solve the...More
Nintendo Switch: Some glitches, lots of awesome
By: Ashley RivasThe Nintendo Switch has been out for a little under two weeks now. Mine got a lovely little pep talk when we took...More
Beyond Ms. Pac-Man: Both the best and the worst games have an increasing percentage of female player characters
This is post 3 of 7 in the series “Gender, gamers, & games” Beyond Ms. Pac-Man: Is the typical player character (finally) evolving? Beyond Ms....More
Which platforms have better games?
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “The evolution of video games” A brief history of video game consoles Which platforms have better...More
Video game design for n00bs 101: Class is in session
By: Ashley Rivas“Play video games,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. They were absolutely right. “Make video games,” I said. “It’ll be fun,” I...More