Time is relative. Time is subjective. It is an observational tool of the human mind fabricated for our need to measure the rate at which things change. We can use time to determine how the long universe has been, how long the earth has been, how long we have been. The human life-span is relatively … More The Fear of Uncertainty
Video games have the power to touch you on a deep emotional level. I tackled this perspective once before in my nostalgia post, and I want to again. I want to revisit a game I’ve talked about before, Dark Souls, and discuss how it has given a home to a community of people suffering from … More The Relatability of Going Hollow, and Video Games are Art
Video games have always had some scrutiny when it came to the possibility of addiction, since the days when the Atari console had been placed in the hands of children. Recently… … More Video Game Addiction and the Fear of Fortnite
Warning: some language may offend. You’re sitting in an online voice-chat room that has been seamlessly integrated into a competitive multiplayer game lobby. This feature allows two opposing teams to communicate before and after their match. Instead of a pleasant conversation about the game, your ears are bombarded by the ear-piercing screeches of a couple … More Hating Your Fellow ‘Enemy’
I’d trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday” – Kris Kristofferson This line from the song Me & Bobby McGee perfectly words what nostalgia can feel like. This feeling of longing to return to a place of memory can be overpowering. You can become sick from your need to return to that place. … More Nostalgia and the Video Game Industry
…he emphasized the importance of when making a game, was ‘Flow’. This is also a concept that was referenced by several of the other guest speakers throughout the course. I remember his explanation of flow as, balance between a player’s ability and the difficulty of the task the player faces. … More Flow, and What Makes Video Games Engaging
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