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Column: Why We Play Responsibility Online 2.0

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2008-05-19 00:00:04 by Chris Plante in GameSetWatch
...theoretical online community that promoted, nay, forced, peaceful interaction As I said, digging out a truth, polishing it off, and presenting it is often like a fightaggravating, humiliating, and at the end, you may come out a bit different than you entered. I didnt lose this fight to better sociability in online gaming, but I sure didnt...
 
Tags: community, community choose, community coaches online, theoretical online community, profile, designers digital profile, online, online community, theoretical online
 
 
 
 
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Multiplayer musings

2008-06-30 03:05:40 by Jason Pitruzzello in Adrenaline Vault
 
...theoretical point of market saturation that, once reached, means MMOs will compete with each other for gamers and their ever necessary subscriber fees rather than attracting new gamers (if that point is 20 million players or less, watch to see them start dying off in five years). Maybe there will one day be hybrid games that do both right out...
 
Tags: single-player, single-player title, single-player developers, render single-player, exclusively single-player titles, single-player games, games, games remain profitable, episodic games
 
 
 
 
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Law of the Game on Joystiq: Let the punishment fit the crime

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2008-08-14 00:00:00 by Mark Methenitis in Joystiq
...theoretical" approach that we'll look at today. You may agree or disagree with my particular thoughts on the theory of criminal law, but it's more important for everyone to understand a theoretical approach to criminal law so that we can come to our own conclusions about true "justice The concept of criminal law starts with some basic...
 
Tags: criminal law theory, criminal law, law, criminal law starts, theory, crime, punishment, punishment fit, basic political philosophy
 
 
 
 
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Law of the Game on Joystiq: Let the payment fit the damages

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2008-08-21 21:00:00 by Mark Methenitis in Joystiq
...theoretical claims an injured party could make against a game manufacturer, but the one I'd like to focus on is the world of products liability. After all, the crux of most of these claims is "this video game product caused this person to do this act, which resulted in damages." It would certainly be a novel claim, and one that tweaks the...
 
Tags: game, products, products liability, game manufacturer, game makers, video game product, product, damages, video game console
 
 
 
 
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Videogames & Futurama, Part 1: Raiders of the Lost Arcade

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2007-12-17 08:59:56 by Chris Baker in Game | Life
...theoretical computer science at Cal Berkeley before going into comedy writing. He and many of the other writers on the show are familiar with games and the underlying programming languages used to make them, and they slipped in little references that only a fellow gamer would get You can listen to Cohen and the other writers discuss their...
 
Tags: space invaders emerges, space, futurama, raiders, invaders, space invaders, futurama season, futurama goodness, futurama segment raiders
 
 
 
 
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Memoirs of a (Former?) Aperture Science Employee

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2007-12-26 14:00:04 by Steve in Gaming Today
...Theoretical Physicists of Today calendar pinned firmly against the cubicle wall. Hmm., I mumble to myself, Christmas is just a few days away You see, it seems our esteemed acting director, Gladys (or so they tell me thats her name), here at Aperture Science has decided in her infinite wisdom that the science must get done. Despite my...
 
Tags: aperture science, aperture science employee, aperture science wishes, science, aperture science portal, video game science, holiday vacation, holiday, black mesa research
 
 
 
 
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Private Eye Explores Games, Game 'Personalities'

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2008-01-18 08:00:36 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...theoretical level, rather than being quite as overt as it actually appears in BioShock But nonetheless, it's great to see video game journalism being 'honored' by Lord Gnome alongside such gems as this from Nina Campbell in the UK's Sunday Telegraph 'Stella' magazine Houses have to have character. You must let your house become its unique...
 
Tags: eye, game, eye readers, video game journalism, games, eye editors, ayn rand, ayn rand comparison, pretentious media quotes
 
 
 
 
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Gordon Freeman crank calls Coast to Coast AM

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2008-01-21 00:00:00 by Christopher Grant in Joystiq
...theoretical physicist named "Gordon" called up the conspiracy wonks at Coast to Coast AM to tell 'em all about a mysterious government agent - a "G-Man" if you will - that he keeps seeing around. We don't want to spoil too much so hit up the audio embedded after the break and kids, take notes. This is how you do a crank call. Now if only...
 
Tags: coast, crank call, theoretical physicist named, mysterious government agent, call, silent boy, conspiracy wonks, cooper lawrence, gordon
 
 
 
 
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Master Chief, Not McNuggets, Causing Childhood Obesity

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2008-01-23 01:13:22 by Erin in the play girlz gaming blog
...theoretical representation of a board meeting where Easterbrook describes his brilliant idea Easterbrook: so there you have it. Well blame the whole thing on gaming, what do you think Junior Staffer: But sir, wouldnt that make us hypocritical, patronizing assholes Easterbrook: Well yes, yes it would Jimmy. But who cares? Were McDonalds! In...
 
Tags: easterbrook, steve easterbrook chooses, apparently video games, video games, easterbrook describes, culprit video games, mac meal, junior staffer, daily fat intake
 
 
 
 
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Vs Mode Final Round Off The Rails And Going Into Crash Mode (World Of Burnout Considered)

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2008-02-01 22:25:12 by Stephen Totilo in MTV Multiplayer