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What are characters? What is the point of telling a story? These questions are timely indictments of the struggle many videogames have had reconciling storytelling with interactive mechanism. Yet, these struggles are not new nor are they unique to videogames. What is the worth of a character in an e
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It’s become commonplace to describe videogames as escapism. Before they are about winning and learning new skills Dark Souls, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and World of Warcraft are about the creation of summary alternatives to the real world. They create an advanced version of the kind of escape movies
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In anticipation of a long holiday weekend, the videogame world let us in on some of its many secrets today. -A new Star Wars game set to be announced next week, Geoff Keighley figuratively “blown away” by it. -Jason West and Vince Zampella talk about the history of their Call of Duty lawsuit against
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video It’s heartbreaking to recall the circumstances of Harry Potter’s creation. Unemployed, divorced, and overwhelmed with the task of trying to raise a daughter, J. K. Rowling decided to write a sprawling cock-and-bull fable about a magical boy who gets sent away to wizard school, and learns the p
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Those suffering from ADHD find relief in medication, but the medication only relieves symptoms; it doesn’t treat them. One summer camp for children with ADHD offered training in social skill and attention and awarded children points for following rules. The children had to compare their points at th
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After beginning life in 2010 as a humble Kickstarter project with a goal of $15,000, James Swirsky and Kisanne Pajot’s Indie Game: The Movie has finally secured a worldwide release on June 12. The movie will be “powered” by VHX, the very same company behind Kill Screen TV. For $9.95 you can watch it
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Photo from Buren’s new exibit Daniel Buren, a conceptual artist known for his use of stripes, has a new exhibit that uses glass, stone, and fabric to transform the Grand Palais into a kaleidoscope of color. Understandably, Buren sees all art as part of the society and location from which it springs:
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All good internet comments begin with some variation of, “I shouldn’t even be commenting here.” Fortunately, prolific fantasy novelist and writer of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, R. A. Salvatore, resisted his better instincts and made a series of lengthy posts about the state of 38 Studios in the w
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Icons in religious art are easily discernable depictions of deity and angels. For believers who didn’t have easy access to scriptures, icons were a way they could remind themselves who they worshipped. Now we have icons that represent not only religious figures, but are pictograms for anything that
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video A Christian company based in California has announced its plans to retell the gospel of Jesus as an episodic Facebook game, Journey of Jesus. Each week the company will release new chapters, pulled straight from the Bible, allowing players to relive the life of Jesus. The company claims the ga
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What’s to become of sensitive children who watch naked people having sex on TV? In Hideo Kojima’s case, fame, fortune, and a life-long obsession with moviemaking. In an interview in The Guardian the Metal Gear Solid creator recalls his parents nightly tradition of gathering around the family televis
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A new study by Brigham Young University professor Sarah Coyne shows that teen novels are dramatically more vulgar than videogames intended for teens. Coyne surveyed 40 of the best-selling teen novels and found 88% of them (35 books) included profanity. Only 34% of teen videogames included objectiona