Have games changed over the years, or have I? Maybe both.
There are more games than ever to play, yet I struggle to find the good ones to play. Here I explore some of the reasons why.
Eudaimonia Mania – Understanding Emotional Experiences In Video Games
Eudaimonic emotional experience has been given less attention than hedonistic emotional experience in gaming. Using a new framework proposed by research, designing more complex emotional experiences might be possible.
Time For Dinner – A Crusader Kings Story
What better way for a king to spend his time than at dinner with loyal subjects?
Performing and Pretending for The Audience of One: Role-Playing in Single-Player Games
What are the affordances and restrictions the digital single-player role-playing games impose on the gamer? The study explores the different ways the player can use the game as a complex toy with multiple affordances to play pretend with.
A game master’s reflection
Given unlimited time, I might eventually run a well-planned Dungeons and Dragons RPG session.
Twitch streaming and its affordances
Streaming Video Games on Twitch has Affordances for accruing wealth and fame.
A great Japanese crime drama sprinkled with absolute madness – Yakuza 0
A great starting point to a legendary series, Yakuza 0 offers a thrilling crime drama with out-of-this-world side content, never to leave the player cold.
Beyond Gender Stereotypes: Narrative Video Games as a Tool for Fostering Gender Equality
Video games have started to take steps towards more inclusive representations of gender identities. A study by Dalila Forni discusses these new reconsiderations by analyzing gender representations in Horizon Zero Dawn.
To Rule Is A Riot – Death And Taxes Across The Middle Ages
A game of strategy on a whopping scale, Crusader Kings III surprises with its personal and tender moments. Dynasties are built of people, after all.
Shadow of War – Bigger, but is it better?
Shadow of War attempts to make Shadow of Mordor bigger and better in every way. But the result feels more inflated than improved.
Deus Ex: an award-winning cyberpunk classic set in a dystopian future
The world is plagued by a fatal disease, while the world order is plagued by a power struggle. Dive into the deep end and unveil the secrets.
Violent video games don’t seem to affect one’s empathy
Are violent video games and one’s empathy connected? Krause et al. study this interesting topic and find surprising results in their article “Exploring the Effects of Violent Video Games on Healthcare Trainees”. #Violence #Gaming #Psychology
It takes patience to enjoy For Honor’s brutal melee
For Honor is a flawed action fighting game but offers a uniquely heavy combat experience.
Escape from Tarkov: I Sell Old Graphics Cards on The Black Market and I’m Filthy Rich
Escape from Tarkov pushes you to your tactical limits in a realistic and hardcore first-person shooter. Do you have what it takes to escape? Or will you fall to some guy sitting in a bush?
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“Forget about it!” – Mafia games represent Italians as part of La Famiglia
Mafia games feed stereotypical images of Italian people, and Mafia movies do the same to Mafia games. Stereotypical cultural products can legitimize organized crime.
Stardew Valley – Charming Farming Simulator
Stardew Valley lets players fulfill their fantasies of becoming a farmer through an addicting and rewarding gameplay-loop.
Exploring attachment towards non-player characters in the Mass Effect series
Non-player characters can evoke trust, even love, Tali and Garrus of the Mass Effect series more than many others. Are you Shepard or the player?
Not Your Typical Office Job: Death and Taxes Review
Who gets to decide who lives and who dies? In this 2D narrative puzzle game you play as a fresh-faced Death, merely responsible for the fate of all of humankind. Fill the paperwork, save the world. Possibilities are endless.
What we do in games – Ten imperative goals
In an effort to create a consistent environment for discussing #objectives, researchers narrowed games down to ten #imperative #goals that could be used to describe any #game.
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