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Arguing for the Adoption of Persistent Time in Video Games: Part 2 Building a House, Making a Home

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Jason Coley

In the first of this two-part article, I outlined my thoughts on how persistent time can provide a new paradigm for permadeath in video games. In games like DayZ Standalone (Bohemia Interactive, 2013) and Rust (Facepunch Studios, 2013), hazardous environments … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Jason Coley | Tagged altruism, apprenticeship, Banished, building a house, colonies, colony, construction, control multiple characters, crafting, Dayz, DayZ Standalone, death, Don't Starve, environment, Everquest Next, family, game, games, gene pool, Grand Theft Auto V, grow old and die, GTA 5, habitat, hazardous environment, history of player interaction, kinship, making a home, maslow’s hierarchy of needs, massively multiple online, Minecraft, mmo, Open World, perk, permadeath, permanent, persistent time, possess, progeny, rally around the family, Role-Playing, RPG, Rust, scavenging, shelter, skill, Skyrim, State of Decay, The Sims, time, Video game, Video games, Yi-Fu Tuan | 2 Comments

A Vulnerable Retrospective: Desolation Games

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Erik Bigras

Welcome to a Higher Level Gamer Critical Retrospective! Retrospectives can take many forms: some focus on a single franchise while others are more expansive. For these retrospectives, I’ll be taking the latter approach. These retrospectives aren’t meant to be best-of … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Retrospectives, Erik Bigras | Tagged 7 Days to Die, Affect, Choice, D&D, Dark Sun, Dayz, Despair, Dune, Emotions, Emptiness, Fallout, Game design, Game Mechanics, Guilt, Kenshi, Loneliness, MechWarrior, New Vegas, Open World, Remorse, Rust, SEAL Team, Story, Twilight: 2000, Video Game History, Video games | 3 Comments

Extremism as a Narrative Device

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Erik Bigras

Playing DayZ has allowed me to reflect on extremism a little bit. DayZ appears to be a game that fosters a plethora of extremes: one is either an extremist bad guy (I’ll kill everyone!), an extremist good guy (I’ll kill … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Erik Bigras | Tagged A Rape in Cyberspace, Bioshock, BioShock Infinite, Call of Duty, Comment Culture, Dayz, DayZ Standalone, Extremism, Fascism, Frantz Fanon, Game design, Julian Dibbell, Mass Effect, Metal Gear Solid, Morality, Narrative Device, Skyrim, Story, The Elder Scrolls, Video Game History, Video games, Walter Benjamin, Wilhelm Reich | 3 Comments

DayZ of Indifference: Fighting Against the Injustice Engine

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Erik Bigras

I hadn’t meant to be talking about DayZ this week, but after reading Jason’s post, I just couldn’t resist. As with many of us, I’ve been familiar with the ArmA II mod for a while now. I found it interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Erik Bigras | Tagged 7 Days to Die, ArmA 2, ArmA II, Biopolitics, Bohemia Interactive, Dayz, DayZ Standalone, Doom, Indifference, Injustice engine, Minecraft, Mods, Player interaction, Rust, Sandbox, Steam, Survival, Video games | 2 Comments

Arguing for the Adoption of Persistent Time in Video Games: Part 1 Rally around the Family

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Jason Coley

I’m a big fan of DayZ YouTube videos. Although I’ve never played the game (not sure if I have the patience for it), these videos demonstrate the game’s outstanding faculty for emergent narratives: My chart toppers include vehicle ambushes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Jason Coley | Tagged altruism, building a house, construction, control multiple characters, crafting, Dayz, death, environment, Everquest Next, family, game, games, grow old and die, habitat, hazardous environment, history of player interaction, kinship, making a home, maslow’s hierarchy of needs, massively multiple online, mmo, permadeath, permanent, persistent time, progeny, rally around the family, Rust, scavenging, State of Decay, time, Video game | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: Dayz

Arguing for the Adoption of Persistent Time in Video Games: Part 2 Building a House, Making a Home

A Vulnerable Retrospective: Desolation Games

Extremism as a Narrative Device

DayZ of Indifference: Fighting Against the Injustice Engine

Arguing for the Adoption of Persistent Time in Video Games: Part 1 Rally around the Family

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