Category: Columns
You hear a lot about the horrors that our beloved interactive virtual experiences visit upon society – school shootings, curbside beatings, subway assaults, theft, breaking-and-entering, drug use, child abuse, domestic violence, teenage promiscuity, truancy… homosexuality (“god” says that’s a no-no)…… Read More »
I’ve been doing a bit of thinking lately, and one thing my mind has come to dwell on is the comparison between interpersonal relationships and the relationships that people develop with their videogames. Of course there are very very obvious… Read More »
Renaming the Industry
The “video game” is a form of art/entertainment that is still only in the equivalent of its toddler years. As such, the gaming industry has been met with varying degrees of neophobic reactionism not at all dissimilar to the earlier… Read More »
Is Silence Golden?
Throughout the years, I’ve become familiar with all manner of games, presented in a myriad of ways and told from many different perspectives. One particular method of delivering a gaming experience to the audience has always captured my attention, and… Read More »
If They Were Halo
The massive anticipation is over. Halo 3 launch day has come and gone with great fanfare — big events, long lines, eager fans, master chief, etc. In the first 24-hour period alone, the game grossed over $170 million. To put… Read More »
I think this column will be the first of a two-part series (can I call it a “series” if there are only two parts?), but I won’t be certain until I reach the midpoint, so read on… Anyway, Halo 3… Read More »
I believe in the Wii. I have faith in the console, its technology, and the styles of play that are possible with the tools available to the gamer. There is so much potential in that little white box that has… Read More »
Casual or Hardcore? Or Middlecore?
My apologies for the late update, but here it is: The definition of the word “gamer” is pretty straightforward. It means, “one who plays games,” usually referring to those of the audio/visual variety. Until recently, being a gamer meant that… Read More »
When you begin a new PC game, what is the first thing that you do? If your name is Eddie Inzauto, you immediately hit the options screen and configure your keyboard and mouse. You change the default “WASD” over to… Read More »
Tell me a story… but don’t tell me you’re telling it. Videogames, more often than not, tell us stories. These range from the simplistic “rescue the princess” sort of narrative to much more convoluted plots, chock-full of twists and surprises…. Read More »
