Author: Jami Särkinen
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Glued to the Screen – How Immersive are Let’s Play Videos?
A group of researchers take Let’s Play videos under their scrutiny and see whether they can be as immersive as actually playing the game.
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Unpopular opinion: Why I think Fallout 76 is actually a pretty decent game
Fallout76 has been criticized as a historically bad Fallout game. I don’t agree with that and here’s why.
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Drunk VR Gaming – Should you do it?
The research article ‘Drunk Virtual Reality Gaming: Exploring the Influence of Alcohol on Cybersickness’ by Iskenderova et al. discusses the effects drinking might have on the level of cybersickness caused by VR gaming.
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An Oldie but Goldie? Nintendo Ice Hockey review
The Nintendo Switch library of NES titles held this old gem, so of course it had to be tried out!
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“Just kill those fluffballs already!” – Kittens in a Blender review
Kittens in a Blender! Fun for everyone, especially if you like kitten-smoothies!
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“How Do Those Danish Bastards Sleep at Night?”*: Fan Labor and the Power of Cuteness
Joyce Goggins explores the cute world of LEGO and analyzes LEGO’s marketing tactics, namely the use of fan labor in creating The LEGO Movie.
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Fight for the Light – ‘Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition’ Review
Arguably one of the most beautiful games out there is getting a sequel soon, so here’s a reminder of where Ori originates from.