Semi-Daily Delicious 10.7.09

New evidence that bullet points don't work [Speaking about Presenting]
Early quote: "At last, we have some scientifically rigorous evidence to show that slides full of bullet-points don’t work."

Gaming Secrets and Lies [Gamasutra]
Early quote: "Real secrets are buried deeply, the sort of thing you could play a game through without finding. It’s the difference between satisfying your curiosity about the environment and having a clear goal behind finding which door you need to get past."

Colleges learn to live with social media [Baltimore Sun]
Early quote: "Facebook and other social media sites have invaded college admissions in a big way. But the great rush to use social media also raises questions about privacy and appropriate relations between administrators and students."

Too Gay for the U.S.A. [Escapist]
Early quote: "[Birdo's] just one of a long line of Japanese videogame characters forced to hide their true sexual identity when their games are localized for a North American audience."

Point-and-click: Reviving a once-forgotten gaming genre [Independent]
Early quote: "From the comeback of Sam & Max to the attempts at rekindling the magic of
Simon the Sorcerer, fans of point-and-click adventures have been spoilt for choice of late."

Yes, video games are political [Collect]
Early quote: "Videogames, as cultural artifacts, are unescapably political. Even the most vacuous of games, despite their ostensible mindlessness, cannot fail to reflect the politics of the culture in which they were produced.''