Morality and NPCs
Two interesting things happened recently when it comes to discussing the moral schemata of video games. One was a hoax of a Minecraft experiment, which purported to show that people are inherently...
View ArticleDammit, I Cried (The Walking Dead)
Before reading, let me just warn those who haven’t played Mass Effect 3 and all of The Walking Dead episodes and read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that spoilers will be shared in this...
View ArticleGameTrailers: Narrative in Games – Unexplored Territory
GT One-Shot This is a pretty interesting video with lots of different perspectives on video game narratives. While the concept of user generated stories was addressed, one thing that I noticed was kind...
View ArticlePach-Attack: “Steam”rolling the Competition
Pach-Attack! 1) Is Steam a Threat to Consoles? Wait, so does the Steambox not come with the capabilities to play those games on it’s own? Is it just a HDMI cable? If so that seems kind of like a...
View ArticleMega64: Walking Dead Games – Everyone’s Going To Do Them
This is actually really old, but it was reuploaded and appeared on my feed not too long ago and I thought it was really funny. Even though The Walking Dead by TaleTell won last year’s game of the year,...
View ArticleVideogame Characters That Captured Your Attention
Spoiler Alert: For those who have not yet played Heavy Rain, Mass Effect, The Walking Dead, and Red Dead Redemption, be aware major spoilers will be shared in this post. You have been warned. Game...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead Used To Teach Ethics in Norway
Remember to turn on subtitles for this. This is great and I absolutely hope that this becomes more wide spread. Video games can be such an amazing tool for teaching and reinforcing ideas. Even as a...
View ArticleThe Gist: Why is the The Walking Dead So Good at Storytelling
I still haven’t played this game, but I really need to. This Gist video has pretty much convinced me too since I really like the concept of a timer making you have to choose just as fast as the...
View ArticleIt’s Okay to Not Complete Games
That’s not something you hear often, is it? We groan about the amount of entertainment out there waiting to be consumed, but the number of hours in the day are not enough time to see let alone finish...
View ArticleDeorbital: “What Michonne, Sasha, and Beyoncé Teach Us About the Complexities...
Shonte Daniels of deorbital writes a great piece discussing the representation of women of color in games (and Beyoncé) and two positive examples of characters who express anger owning and defying the...
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