Author: Juliana Vaculíková
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Developing Players, Playing Developers: User Content in Little Big Planet
LittleBigPlanet or LBP is an example of a participatory and a convergence culture whose users show a strongly socially-oriented attitude to technology.
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The Pokémon Go Effect: An Urban Planner’s Best Friend
How much does this mobile phenomenon really affect our daily lives? Could Pokemon Go make playgrounds out of cities? Pokémon Go, the location-based mobile augmented reality game developed by Niantic and released worldwide from July to August of 2016, took the world by storm. Thanks to the association with one of the most popular brands…
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Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? Avatar Identification as a Contributing Factor in Game Addiction
Research suggests that avatar identification can be a stepping stone towards online game addiction.
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How Not To Make Your Movie Based on a Videogame – A Tutorial by Assassin’s Creed (2016)
“Nothing is true, everything is permitted” is a good creed for a videogame. Not so much for #AssassinsCreed the movie.
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Labyrinth, or Marble Inferno
Some may remember the Labyrinth puzzle from their childhood. Some had a happy one.
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Slither Me Timbers! – Snake Pass Review
The silent hero of this slippery indie 3D platformer is definitely a Slytherin.
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A Girl and a Fox Walk Into a Bear – Never Alone Review
A videogame quest, or a quest for knowledge? Turns out you can have both in this indie platformer, Never Alone!