Monday, May 26, 2008 adventure game episodic game fun Humour PC turn based combat On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One (PC) Ok so I'm not sure if this counts as a seventh generation game as such, but it has only just been released and I did really enjoy playin...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 emotional engagement flow immersion wii Endless Ocean (Wii) I've recently had a look at Endless Ocean on the Wii, and it's proved to be an interesting change. First off, it manages to put yo...
Monday, March 24, 2008 completing flow frustration fun learning wii An awful lot of gameplay and a few thoughts I've been playing quite of different games lately and have been struck by a couple of things. The first concerns the fact that I haven...
Monday, March 10, 2008 collecting controls game design wii Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii) I borrowed Lego Star Wars from Lovefilm a little while ago and have been really getting into it. I did have a slightly rocky start as it to...
Thursday, January 31, 2008 fun research Why people play games I found this a little while ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6932785.stm It struck me as interesting because it suggests that what...
Monday, January 21, 2008 co-located competition learning curve multiplayer wii Co-located play (or Playing games in the same room with friends) I've been thinking a bit lately by how social games have become. I mean, they've always had a social side, but they've become a ...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 emotional engagement flow narrative wii Trauma Centre: Second Opinion (Wii) I borrowed Trauma Centre from the department , and was looking forward to trying it since it looked like it was really going to let you make...