Author Archives: anthony

Games as multi-genre digital content for the web & mobile

Posted on 31 March, 2010. Filed under Opinion, Research, Technology. Tagged , , , , , , .
After attending the Games Based Learning 2010 conference in London I've come away with a realisation of what the medium is capable of and present the case that web designers should be informed and ready to implement games as another form of digital content.

User interface design in video games

Posted on 29 March, 2010. Filed under Opinion, Research. Tagged , , , , , , , , .
Splinter Cell Conviction's objectives projected in the game world
Games are introducing innovative UI elements that exist within the game world. After reading through a Thesis and a few articles on game interface design I examine the different types of UI elements, separating them in to categories and providing examples of their implementation.

Current exhibitions and inspiration

Posted on 26 March, 2010. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged , , .
A selection of lovely work -- many of the creators are currently, or will be, exhibiting or publishing their work around the world. Featuring 9000 from Columbia, Mitja Miklavčič from Slovenia/UK, Christophe Szpajdel from the UK, Takeshi Kitano from Japan and Ron Arad from Israel/UK.

Typographic inspiration

Posted on 23 March, 2010. Filed under Inspiration. Tagged , , , .
For the past six years or so I've been pretty obsessed with typography, among other things. I'm generally obsessed with my interests so it's nice to find people to share the obsession with. Here is a list of my current favourite sources for all things typography related.

12th Independent Games Festival

Posted on 5 March, 2010. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged , , , .
Limbo, from Playdead, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Independent Games Festival unfortunately doesn't get a lot of main stream media coverage but I think showcases innovative ideas in interaction, game design and art.