Platform Studies and Computational Essentialism
Platform studies would benefit from including analog games into the scope of the framework.
Days Gone By: Nostalgia in Game Design
Nostalgia can rise from the most mundane things and drive players to explore.
The game’s splash screen featuring quality pixel art.
Built for Speed – Retro racing on the go
Built for Speed is an oldskool mobile racing game with a fun track editor. Let’s see what this Finnish free-to-play game is made of.
Capitalism and Unfairness in Competitive Board Games
Games offer a good medium for critical reflection of social inequality.
Hesburger bubble shooter.
Finnkino Leffapeli – Casual mobile gaming in the movies
Finnkino, the largest cinema chain in Finland, has recently released Leffapeli (Finnish for “Movie Game”), a new crossmedial game to go along with the moviegoer experience.
Naval units featured in the launch trailer of Civilization V: Gods & Kings. (Source)
Postcolonialism, Case: Civilization V
Civilization V is biased, imperialist and silences contrary voices. Like real history.
The closing ritual.
Knutepunkt 2017 – Two Decades of Art, Design, and Scholarship
The Nordic larp conference turned 20. This is how it was.
ASCII Graphics in Roguelikes
Nostalgia and old-school gameplay philosophy dictate the complex conventions of roguelikes
Dice Hunter: Quest of the Dicemancer
Nifty visuals can’t quite save this light crapshoot of a dice-rolling game.
Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of Review
Become a king by your own hand in this great Conan tabletop rpg
The perfect ethical competition
Transforming violence into meaningful struggle in multiplayer games #ethics #ganking #trash-talk #multiplayer
Review: Marvel Avengers Academy
Marvel Avengers Academy is a peculiarly addictive little mobile toy.