Tag Archives: Games

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.

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.

Review: my new PS3 slim vs my XBox 360

Posted on 3 March, 2010. Filed under Opinion, Technology. Tagged , , , , , , , .
Having finally been able to justify purchasing a Playstation 3 I thought I’d give a quick comparison of it against my trusty Xbox 360.

25 years of cyberpunk

Posted on 25 August, 2009. Filed under Inspiration, Technology. Tagged , , , , , .
It began with a fascination with the Commodore 64, an interface in to virtual worlds, that lead to my passion for cyberpunk culture — literature, games, art and music. Over the years the interface evolved, a lot more rapidly as I got older and had money to spend on hardware. I developed a strong [...]

Return to the Age of Conan

Posted on 17 July, 2009. Filed under Miscellaneous, Opinion. Tagged , , , , .
Funcom is currently giving ex-players of Age of Conan the chance to come back and try the game for 2 weeks for free. If you sign up for a subscription at the same time they’ll even give you 20% off and through in some nice in-game items. Being particularly interested in MMO games from an interactive [...]