Tag Archives: Video game

What I’m Playing Now: Combat Mission Red Thunder

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Erik Bigras

In my ongoing effort to find a hybrid game uniting the best principles of table-top RPGs, wargames, and video games, I’ve been exploring the world of wargames a lot. Specifically, I’ve been following two table-top wargames: Bolt Action and Infinity. … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Erik Bigras | Tagged Bolt Action, Close Combat, Combat Mission, Game Mechanics, Infinity, Real-Time Tactical, Red Thunder, RTT, Turn-Based, Video game, Video games, Wego | Comments Off

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

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

Troll Shit Rolls Downhill -or- Game Experience May Differ During Online Play

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Gaines Hubbell

By Gaines “This is some really petty bullshit.” [Sounds of gunfire]. “Why? Why would you do this?” [Sounds of gunfire]. I open my phone and deposit my cash in my bank account because that’s something you do in the middle … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Gaines Hubbell | Tagged Alexander Galloway, Definition of video game, Eric Zimmerman, Gaines Hubbell, Game Mechanics, Game studies, Grand Theft Auto Online, Grand Theft Auto V, GTA 5, GTA Online, Ian Bogost, Katie Salen, Kenneth Burke, Trolling, Video game, Video games | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: Video game

What I’m Playing Now: Combat Mission Red Thunder

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

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

Troll Shit Rolls Downhill -or- Game Experience May Differ During Online Play

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