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Read more about the article Autcraft – A digital playfield for children with autism

Autcraft – A digital playfield for children with autism

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:April 11, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Autcraft is a modded Minecraft server created to provide a safe place for autistic children to play.

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Read more about the article Access to play denied – or is it?

Access to play denied – or is it?

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:April 3, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

In order to play a game your body needs to adapt to the game’s interface. What about those bodies that can’t? In his article “Game Interfaces as Disabling Infrastructures” David…

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Read more about the article “Yes, my Gatekeeper”. A Review of Atmosfear: The Gatekeeper

“Yes, my Gatekeeper”. A Review of Atmosfear: The Gatekeeper

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:March 30, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Atmosfear: The Gatekeeper is a DVD board game where its main attraction is also its biggest flaw.

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Read more about the article Following the footsteps of sex toys

Following the footsteps of sex toys

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:March 23, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

To make gaming experience more pervasive, game controllers need to be redesigned to better include body to playing.

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Read more about the article Pokémon Go Further

Pokémon Go Further

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:March 21, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

The global phenomenon Pokémon Go doesn’t use the full potential of pervasive gaming.

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Read more about the article Oscar and the SMB Monster

Oscar and the SMB Monster

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:February 26, 2018
  • Post category:Features

Based on a true story, this is a tale of a foolish knight who faces the horrors of the Super Mario Bros. movie. Once upon a time in the kingdom…

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Read more about the article I’m Happy when I stop Hopping

I’m Happy when I stop Hopping

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:February 16, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

In Happy Hopper you hop until you drop from boredom. It won’t take long until you get to the latter part.

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Read more about the article What is LOVE?

What is LOVE?

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:February 13, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Indie platformer LOVE shows how something simple and short can be relaxing and fun.

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Read more about the article Make a game, ???, profit – The art of selling indie titles

Make a game, ???, profit – The art of selling indie titles

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:January 26, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

To make money it’s not enough that an indie developer has a good game, there’s also a need for marketing skills.

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Read more about the article Angry Video Game Turd

Angry Video Game Turd

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:December 19, 2017
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie can be described with a single word: disappointment. What were they thinking?

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Read more about the article Never mind the vampires, here’s glitch horror

Never mind the vampires, here’s glitch horror

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:December 5, 2017
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Glitch horror utilizes the fallibility of technology as the source of its horrors.

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Read more about the article An odd odyssey in Abe’s world

An odd odyssey in Abe’s world

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:December 5, 2017
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is a 90s gem definitely worth playing. It’s a great from zero to hero story of a slave searching for freedom.

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Read more about the article Not enough Rush for an Hour

Not enough Rush for an Hour

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:November 13, 2017
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Rush Hour is a good time killer, but in the long run a mediocre puzzle game about traffic jam doesn’t offer enough fun.

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Read more about the article It’s Mickey, it’s Felix, it’s Cuphead!

It’s Mickey, it’s Felix, it’s Cuphead!

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:October 24, 2017
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Cuphead is a fresh breath of a past that never existed. It offers a tasty mix of old and new.

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