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Read more about the article Developing Players, Playing Developers: User Content in Little Big Planet

Developing Players, Playing Developers: User Content in Little Big Planet

  • Post author:Juliana Vaculíková
  • Post published:February 23, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

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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Read more about the article The Pokémon Go Effect: An Urban Planner’s Best Friend

The Pokémon Go Effect: An Urban Planner’s Best Friend

  • Post author:Juliana Vaculíková
  • Post published:February 5, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

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…

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Read more about the article Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? Avatar Identification as a Contributing Factor in Game Addiction

Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? Avatar Identification as a Contributing Factor in Game Addiction

  • Post author:Juliana Vaculíková
  • Post published:January 4, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Research suggests that avatar identification can be a stepping stone towards online game addiction.

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Read more about the article How Not To Make Your Movie Based on a Videogame – A Tutorial by Assassin’s Creed (2016)

How Not To Make Your Movie Based on a Videogame – A Tutorial by Assassin’s Creed (2016)

  • Post author:Juliana Vaculíková
  • Post published:December 20, 2017
  • Post category:Features

“Nothing is true, everything is permitted” is a good creed for a videogame. Not so much for #AssassinsCreed the movie.

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Read more about the article Labyrinth, or Marble Inferno
Picture taken from Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.co.uk/recreation-CAR190-Wooden-Labyrinth-Puzzle/dp/B00000ISLL

Labyrinth, or Marble Inferno

  • Post author:Juliana Vaculíková
  • Post published:November 25, 2017
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Some may remember the Labyrinth puzzle from their childhood. Some had a happy one.

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Read more about the article Slither Me Timbers! – Snake Pass Review

Slither Me Timbers! – Snake Pass Review

  • Post author:Juliana Vaculíková
  • Post published:November 6, 2017
  • Post category:Game Reviews

The silent hero of this slippery indie 3D platformer is definitely a Slytherin.

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Read more about the article A Girl and a Fox Walk Into a Bear – Never Alone Review

A Girl and a Fox Walk Into a Bear – Never Alone Review

  • Post author:Juliana Vaculíková
  • Post published:October 10, 2017
  • Post category:Game Reviews

A videogame quest, or a quest for knowledge? Turns out you can have both in this indie platformer, Never Alone!

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