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Professor tackles simplistic approach to games for kids as "good" or "bad"
An Iowa State professor wants to muddy the waters on how we think about games being “good” or “bad” for kids. He says there are at least five dimensions on which video games can affect players simultaneously — amount of play, content of play, game context, structure of the game, and the mechanics o
One Canadian artist sees "sustainability" in Space Invaders
Where you and I might see bunkers in Space Invaders, Ernest Harris, Jr. sees ecological warfare. The Canadian artist takes a twist with LEGO pieces on the classic Atari game for an art show on sustainability: “In the context of notions of sustainability, these shelters function as metaphors for the
Pause: A fleshy human pastiche to make a Dead Space fan blush
Le Sénat #2 By Louis Fortier, 2007
Today on Kill Screen: NBA Jam Creator on his early childhood
Our “pre-game” interview series rolls on with an interview with NBA Jam/NFL Blitz creator Mark Turmell. Our favorite piece is the unlikely adolescent origins of the famous catchphrase “He’s on fire!”: Did you have a big childhood secret? Yeah. I was really a pyromaniac. My buddy Elmer and I would wa
Civilization creator Sid Meier on the past and future of games
CNN gives a nice intro to the world of Sid Meier, creator of Civilization: “Players have continued to respond to the game in spite of how far technology has come, in spite of how the world has changed, in spite of how the demographics of game players have changed,” Meier said. “Each game starts out
Pause: You see sculptor Anish Kapoor, we see HAL 9000
Anish Kapoor. Untitled, 2008. Fibreglass and paint, 301×302×150 cm [via]
Portal 2 writer goes long on his art and craft
Game Center Lecture Series- Erik Wolpaw from NYU Game Center on Vimeo. Writer Erik Wolpaw gave a talk at NYU’s Game Center the other week. It’s a bit long — but if you love Portal 2, this is an exhaustive look at the humor of the game.
Cheat Sheet 5/12: Facebook game crash?, Portal 2 user levels, Minecraft conference
Mainstream videogame news can be a chore to wade through, so we’re here to help: –Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson mulls a real world conference. –Downloadable games for the 3DS are delayed. -Is Facebook gaming on the brink of a crash? -Entertainment Software Ratings Board quietly begins new
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