Monthly Archives: May 2009
Cosplay at Anime Boston 2009
Video game and Hollywood movie influences were strong at Anime Boston this weekend, where participants engaged in cosplay (costume+roleplay) featuring characters from an array of different genres. Though not a cosplayer myself, I’ve seen a lot of cosplay events in
Cosplay at Anime Boston 2009
Video game and Hollywood movie influences were strong at Anime Boston this weekend, where participants engaged in cosplay (costume+roleplay) featuring characters from an array of different genres. Though not a cosplayer myself, I’ve seen a lot of cosplay events in
Saving the video game industry and the Nintendo Wii
The Nintendo Wii is a beautiful thing. It arrived at a time when the other gaming consoles were fighting a war for supreme mediocrity. In the front lines were rehashes of first person shooters that looked like high definition DOOM, tired licenses where the producers forgot why we loved the original in the first place and movie titles that were positioned to catch sixty dollars from parents of nine year olds looking to re-experience the magic of a day at the cinema.
Saving the video game industry and the Nintendo Wii
The Nintendo Wii is a beautiful thing. It arrived at a time when the other gaming consoles were fighting a war for supreme mediocrity. In the front lines were rehashes of first person shooters that looked like high definition DOOM, tired licenses where the producers forgot why we loved the original in the first place and movie titles that were positioned to catch sixty dollars from parents of nine year olds looking to re-experience the magic of a day at the cinema.
Interview with Eitan Glinert, Founder of Fire Hose Games
Talking with Eitan Glinert is like drinking from a firehose. His positive energy and enthusiasm creates a very strong channel– kind of like Austin Powers (“yeah, baby!”) , but with the mojo directed towards games instead of girls. Comparing Glinert’s
Interview with Eitan Glinert, Founder of Fire Hose Games
Talking with Eitan Glinert is like drinking from a firehose. His positive energy and enthusiasm creates a very strong channel– kind of like Austin Powers (“yeah, baby!”) , but with the mojo directed towards games instead of girls. Comparing Glinert’s
Interview with Virtual World Moderator Pam Taggart
In cyberspace, Pam Taggart is in charge of keeping things under control, kind of like a police officer. But the role of a cyber police officer is different from that of the real world. Ms. Taggart is the operations manager
Interview with Virtual World Moderator Pam Taggart
In cyberspace, Pam Taggart is in charge of keeping things under control, kind of like a police officer. But the role of a cyber police officer is different from that of the real world. Ms. Taggart is the operations manager
The Casual Myth
There is nothing casual about the way my spouse plays Scrabble. She stands above the steaming corpses of her opponents and nods graciously at their efforts, futile as they may be. She checks her stats and her turns every day, she works on strategies and learns new ways of winning. She doesn’t cheat, and takes the ethics of the game seriously. The very thought of a “hardcore” fifteen year old gamer looking down on her and calling her skills “casual” is offensive.
The Casual Myth
There is nothing casual about the way my spouse plays Scrabble. She stands above the steaming corpses of her opponents and nods graciously at their efforts, futile as they may be. She checks her stats and her turns every day, she works on strategies and learns new ways of winning. She doesn’t cheat, and takes the ethics of the game seriously. The very thought of a “hardcore” fifteen year old gamer looking down on her and calling her skills “casual” is offensive.
Is Machinima Fair Use?
I attended a panel at Play Machinima Law, a Stanford conference on machinima law, where the main discussion was trying to figure out if machinima was fair use, and if it was, to what extent would be considered “fair.” A
Is Machinima Fair Use?
I attended a panel at Play Machinima Law, a Stanford conference on machinima law, where the main discussion was trying to figure out if machinima was fair use, and if it was, to what extent would be considered “fair.” A
Interview with Laura Shigihara- Composer for Plants vs. Zombies
By D. Yvette Wohn Laura Shigihara wears many hats. A California native of Eurasian descent, Ms. Shigihara’s passion for games is so great that she not only plays games, but actively participates in the development– which includes game music composing,
Interview with Laura Shigihara- Composer for Plants vs. Zombies
By D. Yvette Wohn Laura Shigihara wears many hats. A California native of Eurasian descent, Ms. Shigihara’s passion for games is so great that she not only plays games, but actively participates in the development– which includes game music composing,
