Minecraft: Development, Discovery, and The Final Frontier
by Kyle Carpenter I’ve stopped playing Minecraft. I don’t mean this as a criticism; I think it’s a fantastic game/sandbox/creative tool, and I hold a lot of affection for it. The news that it sold...
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by Karl Parakenings “All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” -Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho, uncountable numbers of freshman notebook...
View ArticleHorror Done Right: Identifying The Player in System Shock 2
by Karl Parakenings These days, it’s probably better known as the spiritual influence behind the Bioshock series, but in its heyday it was one of the first 3d games that used the technology for...
View ArticleSecond Nature: Language, Exclusion, and Gamer Rage
by Edcrab A little after its release, my dad played Baldur’s Gate. I remember him being amused that hitting livestock with a quarterstaff had shifted his reputation to that of a heinous slayer of...
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