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It’s rare that the creative process finds such a strange — and tragic — source, but for Mark Hogancamp, a near-death experience, has birthed an entire world of characters and set designs reflecting the brutality of war and other themes Mark Hogancamp died 11 years ago tomorrow, when five men kicked
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Videogames enjoy the benefit of hindsight as other mediums are both aware of their limitations and can teach game designers much about their respective crafts. Over at the Guardian, film maker Kevin MacDonald reflects on the reality of conflict that he’s captured through his films. In particular, h
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A $7000 new monitor from Swedish maker Tobii uses eye-tracking technology to control the on-screen cursor. While it probably won’t be a boon for first-person shooter fanatics, the technology will be great for those who couldn’t traditionally use a mouse. “We have already seen massive interest from t
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“Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.” — Mark Twain
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PopCap Games, makes of the popular Plants Vs. Zombies and Bejeweled franchises, are taking a note from the Disneys of the world and creating a much smaller studio to deliver one-offs and other creative projects that might not fit under the larger brand umbrella. Titled 4th and Battery, the mini-lab
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Documentarian Danfung Dennis wanted to find a more realistic way to cover the conflict zones that he found himself filming. His iPad app in development, Condition ONE, uses both cameras on the device to expand the field of view. We could see some interesting uses of this for war games as well.: Con
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Over at the BBC, Banksy has apparently left a mark of his affection for the platform puzzler Lemmings, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. A member of staff who has seen the graffiti said: “This image seems to have sprung up in the last day or two, so may well be Banksy’s own tribute to
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“Physics is imagination in a straight jacket.” — John Moffat
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John Irwin takes a closer look at the oft-overlooked home screen in the 3DS. What he finds is a world of childlike wonder and majesty: These moving placeholders-a swirl of photos represents the camera application, for instance-float within some cauterized, antiseptic arena. The place has volume. Th
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David Simon’s The Wire may be one of the greatest tales of any sort committed to media of any kind. Jason Mittell at the Electronic Book Review sees parallels in the HBO classic with the type of play found in simulation games. Certainly, the “rules of the game” that embody the code of Baltimore co
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Machine learning is always a fascinating field especially when it pertains to games. Creating difficulty curves that actually match player’s abilities is the Holy Grail of single player games. So a researcher from Mexico and another from Spain set out on the simplest of quests: to make a game of P
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The devilishly simple Drop7 is a puzzle game par excellance. If you have not played this wonderful game developed by NYC studio Zynga New York (formerly area/code), then you should download it immediately. Savannah College of Art and Design professor John Sharp takes a closer look at the game. Unli