Becker Video Game Design

"a pay-what-you-want [game] sale that lets consumers decide how much money to give to developers and how much to donate to charities"

A project run by the National Library of Finland and Microtask crowdsources error correction by encouraging visitors to play online games via Facebook

"this book is full of in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game. Contributors analyze sequences in a game in detail in order to illustrate and interpret how the various components of a game can come together to create fulfilling a playing experience unique to this medium. "

A discussion with Drew Davidson, author of Well Played, on "the participatory future of content creation" and game design will be archived here.

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on the difficulties of playing games on the PC, design flaws or ignorance of how players actually use the platform?

Lessons for business from video game design, emphasis on attention to progress, big and small

A 10-year old tinkering with the device's clock exposed security holes

Research shows that violent video games increase aggressive behavior and decrease prosocial behavior, but could relaxing video games have the opposite effects? In two experiments, participants were randomly assigned to play a relaxing, neutral, or prosocial video game for 20 min.

over 30 hours "attempt to create an entire game from scratch"

"You have access to the content as long as you are a subscriber but when you are no longer a member, the content then disappears." beta in October, launch around end of 2011

Interest in emulators for playing old games and the processing power required

Novel, a virtual world that simulates the job search process; job seekers can determine a good workplace environment through exploring virtual alternatives

"blocks that players can move around and touch to one another to solve puzzles or create patterns"

Article explains the influence of the Nintendo series

a site created to offset female representation in action video games which depicts women fighters in outfits "in which they'd be easily killed"

"In the game, the player acts out the role of a conservator, conservation scientist or collection manager by virtually interacting with objects, materials and data embedded in quest narratives. Within the game, players will be allowed to manage a library and protect it from the elements that accelerate deterioration. Another quest will allow players to take samples from ancient artifacts and analyze them to discover the secrets of its past."

Jane McGonigal used a game to help her heal from a traumatic brain injury and now makes it available to help others confront various physical ailments, in partnership with Zappos

Collaboration between RIT and ST John Fisher College to help young peole with self control skills through video game playing

A UTA economics professor explains how companies like Electronic Arts lobbied for and benefit from federal government assistance.