In video games, architecture plays a much bigger role than just being a backdrop of a virtual city or an authentic render of an existing one, it is, in fact, a fundamental component of transcending gamers into a
With the game’s intuitive character and camera control combined with an innovative trick system, all players, casual and hardcore, will have the chance to experience untapped joy from the very beginning. Draw the attention of sponsors Create and shape your own rider through evolutive, progression...
Imminent domain has a new justification and it's called theOlympic Games. Once again, the anticipation of the Olympics brings to light the slew of human rights violations that are permitted by countries as they prepare to host the games. So what is the real cost of hosting the Olympic Games...
The design and placement of the horse specter relative to the stairs seems carefully calculated to take you far enough from the ghost’s resting point that it causes the enemy to reappear as you retrace your footsteps on the upper level. This seems like a fairly innocuous way to introduce th...
Simulation games, on the other hand, are activities that combine game elements with systems analysis and simulation techniques. It is not our intention to draw a clear line between such fuzzy categorizations, but instead to highlight the very context in which both types of activities may overlap...
The following is the presentation I gave at GDC Austin '09. In general, we tend to think of randomness in games as a bad thing. Our sense of fiero or accomplishment at winning a game depends on the feeling that we have, in some sense, mastered it, and
It rejected Kennedy's claim he was engaging in "private" prayer, citing his efforts to draw local and national support, and said district personnel had received "hateful" and "threatening" emails, letters and calls from around the country. "Although there are numerous clos...
As the game system gathers more data on how various types of players behave under certain conditions, it becomes better equipped to present in-game events and purchasing situations that will elicit the desired behavioral outcome (i.e., spending, or playing longer). Thus, as the playing ...
For some, though, the storyline-driven missions were just a sideshow, with the real draw being the opportunity to - for the first time - tear through faithful-ish 3D renderings of New York, LA, San Francisco and Miami. Wallowy suspension, errant hubcaps and alleyways that were liberally ...
The dash move where you draw a line across the screen to your destination and then everybody between you and that point drops dead is a particularly nice touch. Read more: 17 games from 2018 you might've missed BallisticNG (Image credit: Neognosis) Release date: 2018 | Developer: Neo...