Video Games' Obsession With Winning Is Killing Them - 0 views
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Brad Sims on 25 Jun 13"It's fun when you win," he said, exhausted. "And boring when you lose. Haven't we moved past that yet?"
Media | Scrolls - 0 views
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Mojang (the makers of Minecraft) has a card game called "Scrolls." Looks like a combination of Magic the Gathering and Might & Magic. I know plenty of people who like both/either of those games enough to LOVE this Scrolls.
Hoarders - 0 views
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Article on in-game collectibles. I'm not sure what I think about that phenomenon as a gamer, but from a marketing standpoint, it's another facet to get player involvement in the game world.
Coursera - 1 views
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Listing of "game" related courses from Coursera. I'm not sure what I think about this.
Evoland - 0 views
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Hahah. This game evolves from 8-big graphics all the way to textured 3D as you level up. It's an RPG about the history of video games.
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This is very funny. I wish they had the old Ultima IV screen, though. That's the first one I remember playing.
7 Grand Steps - 0 views
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Here's a discussion of 7 Grand Steps, which is a game about family lineage. Seems like it might give you some interesting ideas about your game. It's coming out June 7th. I'll probably get a copy from Steam if you want to check it out.
The Psychology of Video Games | A Tale of Two Talent Trees - 0 views
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This is a really useful article on designing choice (simultaneous versus sequential) in games.
On choice architectures - 0 views
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Just posting some of the links you sent me earlier. This is the article on building choices in games.
The Importance of Motivation - 1 views
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The Importance of Motivation By "Zoran Bekric" (zbekric@pplmail.com) Perhaps it's just my dramatic training coming through, but to me it seems self-evident that motivation is incredibly important. It is what defines a character and drives a story. MOTIVATION AND STORY In the classic formulation, 'drama is conflict.'
BhaloidamHandbook.pdf - Google Drive - 1 views
List of Archetypes from Vampire: The Masquerade - 1 views
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The following are archetypes used in Storyteller System system games to describe a character's personality. Architect - Creation is your passion. Autocrat - Control-freak. Autist - One who buries their secrets. Avant-Garde - A fascination with the trendy and new.
A Clash Between Game and Narrative - 2 views
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Jesper Juul: "A Clash between Game and Narrative". Paper presented at the Digital Arts and Culture conference, Bergen, Norway, November 1998.
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This is a great example of the narratology versus ludology debates that were going on in the 90s and early 2000s. Janet Murray's _Hamlet on the Holodeck_ was a key work, as Juul mentions.
Narrative Game-based Learning Objects for Story-based Digital Educational Games - 1 views
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Abstract. This paper introduces the concept of Narrative Game-based Learning Objects (NGLOBs) as the basis for the creation and control of Story-based Digital Educational Games (DEGs).
An Argument For Video Games That Don't Waste Our Time - 1 views
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I'm glad someone if finally addressing this. "The Grind" in games (spending hours and hours doing the same actions to get better items) has long been one of my soap box rant topics. It's interesting that it took "freemium" games on Facebook and iOS to pave the way for big game houses like Blizzard (Diablo and WoW) to adopt a better standard. Still not sure I agree with the in-game auction house, but it's a start.
Fighting Game Legends Want To Make A...City-Building Game. Of Course. - 1 views
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Cool looking kickstarter. These guys have all the right ideas. Player choices, huge worlds, puzzle elements, good crafting matrix, and player mods. I hope they can pull it off.
A Major Challenge To the Clumsy Way Video Games Handle Right and Wrong - 1 views
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Interesting take on multiple layers of moral dilemmas vs good-bad dichotomy in games.
Contraption Maker by Spotkin - 1 views
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This looks like fun.
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This will be a great one for my kids. I especially like the cat-o-matic 4000.
Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (It's Mathemagical!) - 1 views
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How D&D deals with the math of game mechanics.
Boys With Autism Or ADHD More Prone To Overuse Video Games : Shots - Health News : NPR - 0 views
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I'm not sure what I think about this.
The 22 Easiest Ways To Destroy Any Friendship - 0 views
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Just to make you smile.
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Hahaha. Take note of #19: "Stack villages and use them back-to-back in Dominion"
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