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.''
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.''