I’m sort of writing this quickly because, as my angsty title implies, I’ve got finals around the corner so this post probably won’t examine the science and depth of ideas behind “flow” and emotional game feedback and stuff. That stuff will be covered down the road, I promise! But today, I actually think it’s best to start that discussion [...]
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Racism, Harassment, Griefing, Bullying, Trolling…whatever you call it… just stop.
[Editor's note (Yes, I'm the editor and the author, shut it)] I’m having trouble getting the full emotion of this post out into the writing. I may be writing in a pretty technical way and presenting facts of why this is bad, and saying it is bad, but I really hate bullying, racism, or harassment in games. [...]
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Q&A with James Portnow from Extra Credits, CEO of Rainmaker Games, Part Two
Last week we had James Portnow from the Extra Credits team (also CEO of Rainmaker Games) answer some questions for us, but, because he actually answered them thoughtfully and constructively (who knew right?!), we split the Q&A into two parts, and today we present the second half! Here’s a link to the first half if you missed it, with topics such as gamified [...]
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Q&A with James Portnow from Extra Credits, CEO of Rainmaker Games, Part One
Alright gang, today we have something special! James Portnow from the Extra Credits team agreed to answer some questions for us, and answer them he did! In fact, the answers were so awesome, this is going to have to be two parts, so come back next week when we dissect James’s brain even more. If you don’t [...]
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Video Games are Racist
I know the first thought most people will have reading this: “What does a middle class white male with a Master’s Degree know about racism and diversity?” And you would partially be right; I do not have a lot of experience with racism first hand. I have not had to deal with racism as an [...]
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