Tag Archives: Interactive

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Adopting radical design

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Radical new approaches to design are often controversial, especially if they challenge a ‘traditional’ model — where many are instantly dismissed by their potential audience as being ugly. I recently experienced this while looking at purchasing a new scooter. It’s an interesting process and made me wonder.. are we missing out on mass improvements within [...]

Visions of hell

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Hell has always be a source of fascination — it exists in most cultures and religions. Many artists, designers and writers take inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy when referencing hell in their work — in fact it’s surprising how much influence the Italian poem has had on modern culture. I’ve been exploring visual executions of [...]