Review: Braid (Xbox 360)
Here’s the short version: you should go play Braid. It is amazing. Longer version: Braid is a brilliant independent game developed mostly by one man, Jonathan Blow. At first glance, you could easily...
View ArticlePenny Arcade Expo
Tomorrow I head off to the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle! I’ve been planning this trip for 18 months, and am about as excited as I can possibly be. I’ll be posting pictures in my flickr account while...
View ArticlePAX 2008: Harmonix Panel
I’ll be posting more about my trip to PAX in the near future, but for now let me just say that it was an amazing experience! Some of the most fun I’ve ever had on a vacation, and a powerful example of...
View ArticlePAX 2008: Community
The whole reason I went to PAX, and my favorite thing there, was the community. PAX was started a few years ago by the guys at Penny Arcade, who basically viewed it as an excuse to throw a 3 day party...
View ArticleGames4Learning: Alternate Reality Games
Last Friday I gave a presentation as part of UNC’s wonderful Games4Learning initiative on Alternate Reality Games (ARGs). I think these games have a huge potential to be used as a teaching tool for...
View ArticleAlternate Reality Games and Information Literacy
One area where ARGs have near-unlimited potential is in teaching information literacy skills. By placing the skills’ use in the framework of a game, students/players become more invested and...
View ArticleDept. of Public Information
Walking out of work recently, I encountered this flyer on the library’s public bulletin board: LOST ourselves. To find, please contact the UNC Department of Public Information and receive your REWARD...
View ArticleBack to life, with news!
I’ve been much quieter here than I intended to be lately, and hope to revitalize my posting routine in the near future. But first, I have news! News! Melissa and I are engaged! I picked out a ring...
View ArticleBest of 2009: Video Games
Nominees: Lego Rock Band Beatles Rock Band Halo 3: ODST Uncharted 2 This award is usually my most difficult to assign. Recent years have been filled with game after game of increasing quality &...
View ArticleThings I liked in 2012
I had plans to write a big extensive wrapup review of things I really enjoyed in 2012. The specific plan was to write that before the end of 2012. Oops. In the interest of getting it posted in a...
View ArticleSecond Life Library
The Second Life Library 2.0 initiative really fascinates me. Second Life is a free online role playing game. Unlike most games of this type, there are very few limitations on what you can do in the...
View ArticleReview: Beyond Good & Evil (PS2)
Beyond Good & Evil Year: 2003 Platform: Other Category: Game Rating: 5 out of 5 Beyond Good and Evil is the best video game I’ve played this year so far. This is especially impressive given its...
View ArticleUnimaginable features for the Wii
If you don’t follow gaming news regularly, you might have missed that Nintendo recently officially named its next video game system: “Wii”. (It’s pronounced ‘wee’, and yes the internet has been ablaze...
View ArticleNext Generation Gaming
I was recently asked about my take on the next-gen console wars. Now that the annual E3 trade show has come and gone, things are going to heat up quickly. There are three main competitors in the...
View ArticleALA 2006 – Exploring the tech of gaming
Speakers were Eli Neiburger, Matt Gullett, Kevin Ferst, and Beth Gallaway. Eli spoke for the bulk of the session, and was really fascinating. He pointed out that video gaming is not really new, it has...
View ArticleReview: Nintendo DS Lite
Today I treated myself to a Nintendo DS Lite. I’ve been a huge fan of the DS ever since I picked one up last September, and still highly recommend it. But the new DS Lite is even better! I have the two...
View ArticleXbox 360 Review
A little over a year ago, I ranted and raved against the Xbox 360. Well, I’ll admit I was wrong. Yes, I finally broke down and bought one recently. Gamestop was offering trade-in bonus credit on the...
View ArticleWiik in Wiiview
Forgive me, I can’t resist a bad pun. Translation: Week in Review. A little over a week ago I stood in line very early on a cold rainy morning outside Circuit City, and managed to buy one of the...
View ArticleReview: Lost Planet (Xbox 360)
(In the interest of full disclosure: I was given a copy of this game to review by M80, a marketing company who works for Capcom. They emphasized that they wanted me to be honest in my evaluation, and I...
View ArticleUAH Library LAN Party – 8/30/07 from 3-11pm
We’re still in the early planning phases, but on August 30th we’ll be holding our first LAN party at work! It’s part of our “fall frolic” series of events. The party will sort of be two separate events...
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