Hello again dear readers,
While I spent last week's post dwelling a bit in the past and its effects on the present day I would like to take this week's post to look ahead a bit into the future.
Specifically, I want to take a closer look at the whole Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality trend that has been gaining traction in the past few years. Due to advances in the technology and a lot of hard work in development the science fiction vision of the future where everyone is interacting with holograms and stuff will soon be upon us.
So what does it all mean? Well, I'm glad you asked.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Virtual Economies in Digital Gaming; or, The Future I Did Not See Coming
Good lord has it been a week already?!
It looks like it has! I better write something!
Okay, uh, so you know how sometimes when you're doing something like, say, playing a video game or reading a good book time just seems to slip away from you? Well, psych!, my week hasn't really been like that at all. I've just had the flu since I last posted.
Still have the flu, technically, but I don't feel as bad as I did. I'm not quite back at 100% but I'll get there don't you worry.
Now, I heard you liked video games?
It looks like it has! I better write something!
Okay, uh, so you know how sometimes when you're doing something like, say, playing a video game or reading a good book time just seems to slip away from you? Well, psych!, my week hasn't really been like that at all. I've just had the flu since I last posted.
Still have the flu, technically, but I don't feel as bad as I did. I'm not quite back at 100% but I'll get there don't you worry.
Now, I heard you liked video games?
Saturday, January 10, 2015
The Way Things Were: MS-DOS Gaming
Hey everyone!
A little late again as usual but this time it's a special post. That wonderful site the Internet Archive has a new section for software and among their selections they have over 2000 (!) MS-DOS games and, get this, they're all PLAYABLE right from your browser!
So if you're at all curious what PC gaming in the late '80s and early '90s was like then click through and take a quick tour with me.
A little late again as usual but this time it's a special post. That wonderful site the Internet Archive has a new section for software and among their selections they have over 2000 (!) MS-DOS games and, get this, they're all PLAYABLE right from your browser!
So if you're at all curious what PC gaming in the late '80s and early '90s was like then click through and take a quick tour with me.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Indies Comin' At Ya In 2015!
HAPPY NEW YEAR MURDER HEADS!
While you were out getting wasted at the New Years office party trying to work up the courage to approach Janice from HR there were lots of people who had bravely left behind the world of steady employment to follow their passions and make their dream games reality.
Through sheer force of will along with whatever money they could scrape together from Kickstarter and People Like You! these creative souls prove that you don't need a multimillion dollar budget to produce the Next Great Thing in video gaming.
In this post I'm going to talk about a smattering of some Hot New Indie stuff I'm personally looking forward to this year. It's by no means comprehensive regarding what all is coming out this year because in case you haven't noticed indies are still exploding and show no signs of stopping any time soon.
Suffice it to say these games represent the cream of the crop because in addition to being an all around awesome dude I have also happen to have excellent taste in video games.
I swear you aren't ready for this action but it's comin' at ya anyway!
While you were out getting wasted at the New Years office party trying to work up the courage to approach Janice from HR there were lots of people who had bravely left behind the world of steady employment to follow their passions and make their dream games reality.
Through sheer force of will along with whatever money they could scrape together from Kickstarter and People Like You! these creative souls prove that you don't need a multimillion dollar budget to produce the Next Great Thing in video gaming.
In this post I'm going to talk about a smattering of some Hot New Indie stuff I'm personally looking forward to this year. It's by no means comprehensive regarding what all is coming out this year because in case you haven't noticed indies are still exploding and show no signs of stopping any time soon.
Suffice it to say these games represent the cream of the crop because in addition to being an all around awesome dude I have also happen to have excellent taste in video games.
I swear you aren't ready for this action but it's comin' at ya anyway!
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