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Wandering between games and academia. 18 December, 2012. Games behind the scenes, and the art of being a game maker. Posted by Clara Fernandez-Vara under Thoughts. This quandary has got in the way of me writing about. A hidden object game where there’s much more than meets the eye (and the ear! So it’t not only me; I hope the rest of the wonderful development team also chimes in.There are different ways in which I can talk about the process: as a cinephile. So here’s the deal: I’ll talk about. The basis ...
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Game Eaters: June 2005
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005. Oh, the decisions. Sooooo.a local game store in Singapore has copies of Chou Aniki: Sei Naru Protein Densetsu (PS2). Should I buy it? Posted by Philip at 8:38 PM. Monday, June 20, 2005. Apparently, the X-Com creators are making a Strategy RPG for the GameBoy Advance. It's not a remake of X-Com but some of the features. Do sound reminiscent of that venerable, scary franchise. Gunstar Super Heroes. Posted by Philip at 4:53 AM. Thursday, June 09, 2005. Posted by Philip at 8:02 PM.
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Game Eaters: May 2005
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Friday, May 27, 2005. My Game Studies, Part 0 - Intro. I am starting a series called "My Game Studies." I've spent the last 5 or 6 years if my life studying videogames in academia. I'm on a first name basis with many of the key figures in the field, and I've studied with them. And guess what. I still feel dumb. Posted by Matthew "Sajon" Weise at 1:50 PM. Thursday, May 26, 2005. Doing the "right" thing in the games industry, Part 2. Gamecritics.com just posted an interview. Was much what I expected- that ...
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Game Eaters: August 2005
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005. Shadow of the Colossus has bad graphics. If you're high, that is. We just got the demo at work today, and some people- the Xbox owners- were remarking at how bad its textures were. What planet do I live on? Can somebody tell me? Oh well. I suppose it's to be expected. Most people think Ray Harryhausen's work is lame compared to the latest CG special effects, so I guess that's just par for the course when you're talking about how the mainstream culture reacts aestheticall...To li...
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Game Eaters: March 2005
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Friday, March 25, 2005. I was trying to think of a more clever title for this entry, but nothing came to mind. Merely the name Jack Thompson. Should fill gamers' hearts with disgust. I was naive to think that perhaps because the Jeff Weise shootings (no relation! Didn't involve any reference to videogames whatsoever that would prevent idiots like Thompson from spinning their bullshit. But no. Apparently, this kid made some violent flash movies. Posted by Matthew "Sajon" Weise at 10:30 AM. EA IS YOUR GOD!
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Game Eaters: December 2005
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Wednesday, December 28, 2005. Blu-Ray region coding scheme announced. This is an interesting tidbit from GamersReports. Masakazu Honda @ ITMedia reports about the final review version of the AACS contents management system for HD formats such as Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. AACS LA consists of IBM, Sony, Toshiba, Warner, Intel, Microsoft, Matsushita, and Disney. Region 1: North America, South America, East Asia except for China (India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia etc.). Region 2: Europe and Africa.
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Game Eaters: October 2005
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Monday, October 24, 2005. But I don't WANT to kill the colossus! Penny Arcade has some ramblings about the moral confusion. Many are reporting about Shadow of the Colossus. It basically boils down to the colossi, which you are charged to destroy at any cost, being cute and sympathetic. This reminds gamers they have a conscience and makes them think about their behavior. It's made at least one gamer. Ponder the readiness with which we accept game mechanics (i.e. "Kill that big thing! After all the game *i...
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Game Eaters: July 2005
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Wednesday, July 27, 2005. I saw the trailer. For the Doom movie today. You know. it really says something about Hollywood that they felt they had to dumb down the story for Doom. Posted by Matthew "Sajon" Weise at 8:50 PM. Tuesday, July 26, 2005. My World Just Got Stupider. I am defeated by reality. I was going to post yesterday about Jack Thompson's moronic accusations. Does this man LIVE? Does he walk on two legs, and converse with homo sapiens? So apparently the House voted. To investigate Rockstar to...
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Game Eaters: November 2005
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005. Ebert just cannot let go. Roger Ebert has had a long antagonism with the medium of videogames. or so it would seem. I first remember hearing his thoughts on games at a film festival. I am kicking myself right now because I used to have two e-mails from Ebert on this topic, but I lost them at some point. I'll try to remember them. He'd made about current machinima being artistically empty because of its connection with the iconography of videogames. This really annoyed me...