When Games Matter: What I Learned about Counseling from Sideway: New York

October 18, 2011 By 3 Comments

“Such counsel overwhelms people and does more harm than good. . . . Believe it or not but a well designed videogame actually brought this to my attention.”

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When Games Matter: Controlling Horror in the Rise of Nightmares

October 11, 2011 By 4 Comments

“. . . there is very little in our lives that we have complete control over and yet the consensus on control in games is that the gamer should always be in charge.”

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When Games Matter: Leedmees, Kinect, and Creativity

October 4, 2011 By 2 Comments

“Leedmees requires patience, foresight, balance, and teamwork. Its a game of both body and mind.”

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When Games Matter: Kinect, Community, Ninjas, and Fruit

September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“Cultivating community takes many shapes–I never would have thought it would involve furiously chopping digital fruits.”

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When Games Matter: Deus Ex and Its Dirty Trick

September 20, 2011 By 6 Comments

“. . . the more heavily a game relies on story, the more careful that game should be in raising the bar when it comes to skill.”

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When Games Matter: Civilians in War Games

September 13, 2011 By 9 Comments

“… games like Battlefield play like just another shooter where war is fun. To me that is more tragic than what Battlefield is “shielding” the player from.”

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When Games Matter: Choice and Boss Battles in Deus Ex: Human Revolution

September 6, 2011 By 14 Comments

“For a game predicated on choice to remind me that choice is a privilege seemed important, necessary even.”

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When Games Matter: Human Revolution and Flawed Design

August 30, 2011 By 16 Comments

Is there a time when a design choice in game nearly ruined the experience for you?

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Virtual Scapegoats: Getting to the Truth About Videogame Violence

August 30, 2011 By 2 Comments

Are videogames to blame for our violent tendencies?

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When Games Matter: Trauma, Art, and Learning Empathy

August 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“I felt for her loss, I felt I understood her pain and wanted to help her.”

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