Tag: History
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An invitation to Senet: an “over four thousand years late” review
Imagine playing a boardgame where no one knows the rules for sure. Imagine playing a boardgame in ancient Egypt. I invite you to get to know Senet, and if you already do, I invite you to think about it without judging it with modern eyes.
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Watching Full Motion Video While Playing – FMV Games and Their Design Patterns
What Game design patterns are behind the FMV games that were popular during the nineties and are again gaining popularity? Therrien, Poremba, and Ray explore these design patterns through a large amount of FMV games.
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Experience the 15th Century Europe through Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an RPG with a considerably high emphasis on realism. Lead Henry, the blacksmith’s son, through his epic journey by utilizing practical skills like hunting, sword fighting, lockpicking, and horsemanship.
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Digitaalisella kilpapelaamisella on värikäs historia Suomessa
Kilpapelaaminen on aina ollut monipuolista jopa Suomessa.
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Inkan Aarre – The Unneeded Little Sister of Afrikan Tähti
Afrikan tähti is one of the biggest and well-known board games in Finland. So why there exists an almost identical version of it in the form of Inkan Aarre and does it really bring something new to the table?
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Puuduttavaa tylsyyttä ja nuorison kosiskelua – arvostelussa The Comic Book Story of Video Games
Sama vanha tarina, nyt vain huonommin kerrottuna ja kuvitettuna!
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Assassin’s Creed: Origins Review
This time around, it’s time to assassinate in Ancient Egypt After the disappointing sales of 2015’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Ubisoft decided to spend more time developing the next Assassin’s Creed game. This meant that they didn’t release a new main game in the series in 2016, placing heavy expectations on Origins, the next entry in…
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The four archetypes of digital game histories
Presenting game history: the four archetypes of digital game histories.
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The Limitations of Gameplay in Games Examining the JFK Assassination Cause Players to Challenge the Official Historical Narrative
JFKreloaded and Call of Duty depict one of the JFK assassination in a way that creates uncertainty The assassination of John F. Kennedy has been depicted in multiple forms of media. Video games are no exception, and in her article” There Has To Be More To It”: Diegetic Violence and the uncertainty of President Kennedy’s…
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Video Games are not Seen as a reliable source of historical knowledge
Gamers do not see historical games as reliable sources of knowledge
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Splendor Review
Gain riches and power before anyone else by collecting and trading jewels!
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Postcolonialism, Case: Civilization V
Civilization V is biased, imperialist and silences contrary voices. Like real history.