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The Trouble With Serious Games

Joel Goodwin September 4, 2014 10 1279
"But this all rests on what we mean by videogame. Oh my God, I...
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Hypnosis in the Sand: Why Spec Ops Fails

Joel Goodwin August 29, 2014 18 2117
When I read some fiction about a character, say he’s called Dave, who did...
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Read Out: Your Pants Look Like A Horse

Joel Goodwin August 21, 2014 11 1502
Is Raph Koster responsible for getting a horse to eat your insides? How much...
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The Unwritten Life Story of an RTS Grunt

Joel Goodwin August 19, 2014 39 2154
"We might hope that the game forces players to contemplate the terrifying nature of...
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This Link Drag is a Content Parasite

Joel Goodwin August 14, 2014 12 1834
Seven links: What's a good plan for indie marketing? What are the seven questions...
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This Link Drag is in the Sycamore Trees

Joel Goodwin August 7, 2014 10 1224
How does Miasmata-a-like The Forest play? How is it possible to play a game...
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Wot I Think: Quarries of Scred

Joel Goodwin August 5, 2014 4 1114
This week I’ve written a proper review of Quarries of Scred (Noble Kale, 2014)...
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How to Stop Making Players Lazy

Joel Goodwin July 31, 2014 13 1716
When we talk about games that impose permadeath or similar aggravating conditions such as...
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Talent is Not a Scarce Resource

Joel Goodwin July 28, 2014 2 1399
"Nothing new under the sun. Shitty tribute bands never made more than their tip...
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This Link Drag is a Hipster

Joel Goodwin July 25, 2014 674
“Pricing: the key to not destroying everyone’s career” - “Emergent gameplay vs whatever the...
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