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Bryan Alexander

Apple blocks simulation game from Apps Store - 12 views

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shared by Bryan Alexander on 09 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • Bryan Alexander on 09 Jan 13
     
    Should colleges create simulation games as iOS apps, if this kind of blockage can happen?
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  • Brett Boessen on 10 Jan 13
     
    Well there's always Android - I really like my Nexus 7 a lot; take it everywhere. And I've found downloading bits directly from the web for Android to be not too bothersome (the Humble Bundle folks have a workable system going).
  • Bryan Alexander on 10 Jan 13
     
    Is the Play store more open?
  • Brett Boessen on 10 Jan 13
     
    I thought it was, though I can't find any particular article attesting to that fact (maybe the respective Wikipedia pages would give a clue). But I also thought that it was not possible to install an app on an iOS device without a jailbroken phone - on Android if you have the .pks or whatever-type file on the web somewhere, you can install it, even on the standard version of Android.
  • Bryan Alexander on 11 Jan 13
     
    Sounds like a potential Play/Android advantage. Then there's the Web.
  • Brett Boessen on 11 Jan 13
     
    Yes, and especially since tablets are becoming more common, tools formatted for the web don't have to be squished onto a smartphone screen as much as they once might have been.
  • Bryan Alexander on 14 Jan 13
     
    Good point. Perhaps we'll see phones hew to apps, and tablets cleave to the Web.
Ed Webb

Why Mass Effect is the Most Important Science Fiction Universe of Our Generation - 4 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 21 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • The value of Mass Effect as a science fiction universe is that it is a critical starting point for discussion about the purpose of humanity in a materialistic universe. Without an answer to that question, there is no real reason for Ender to defeat the Buggers, or for humanity to seek out new life and new civilizations, or for us to not let non-organic life be the torch bearer for intelligence in the universe. Mass Effect confronts us with a female hero of our own creating, with the deepest implications of diversity, with the most dramatic questioning of the value of what it means to be human. Whether you are a feminist, a transhumanist, a theologist, a proponent of space exploration, a pacifist, a human exceptionalist, a bioethicist, a scientist, or a philosopher, Mass Effect demands you rethink your world.
  • Bryan Alexander on 23 Feb 12
     
    Bold claims, but 1+2 are really good.
Ed Webb

Scott Pilgrim is an epic for the Nintendo generation - 3 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 16 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Bryan Alexander on 17 Aug 10
     
    Indeed. Fascinating to see the negative press, too.
  • Victoria Pullen on 17 Aug 10
     
    I liked the NPR review of the reviewers: http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2010/08/12/129150813/-scott-pilgrim-versus-the-unfortunate-tendency-to-review-the-audience It is good to be reminded once in awhile that gaming is still considered "lowbrow" and only for 12 year old boys to the uninformed. God knows I love me some elitism, but only when it is justified.
  • Bryan Alexander on 18 Aug 10
     
    Yes, the disdain for gaming is still powerful. This movie is getting good reviews, generally. But is it doing badly at the box office?
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