Why developers should be weary of tracking player behavior. “Big Brother is watching; not in an effort to control you but rather to learn from you. You’re not just playing…
Mark J.P. Wolf weighs in on the videogame/video game debate in the opening chapter of The Video Game Explosion: A History From Pong to Playstation and Beyond: What exactly constitutes…
Why are they called video games? Okay, stupid question. We all know why they are called video games, but why do we still call them video games. The term is…
To follow up on the last post, make sure to check out this very nice response on Stephen Northcott’s blog–I think it balances out the tone of my initial remarks quite…
This short pixel art documentary by Simon Cottee is required viewing for readers of this blog (thanks for reading, by the way). An unassuming film with an unassuming title, Pixel…
I’ve mentioned before that L.B. Jeffries is, in my estimation, one of the most capable videogame critics in the blogosphere. That is why I was taken aback by an essay…