Category Archives: Philosophy

Michaël Sawyn vs. the Rule-Based Game: Why mechanics matter.

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Jack McNamee

If we want to actually create art through games, instead of despite them, we need to embrace all the medium’s mechanical origins. Continue reading →

Posted by Jack McNamee on February 22, 2011.
Posted in Philosophy | 9 Comments

The Dead Island or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the trailer

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Miles

By now it is statistically likely that you have seen the trailer. If not, it is stastically likely that a friend, a family member, or a loved one has seen the trailer. If not, statistics are irrelevant because you’re lying … Continue reading →

Posted by Miles on February 21, 2011.
Posted in Game Design, Games, Philosophy | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Emergency Future: Humanity Conjecture

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Miles

Video games aside, there is a lot that has managed to arrest my interest within the sphere of humanity, a considerable amount of which has bled into my central essays on this blog. Regardless of what it is that I … Continue reading →

Posted by Miles on February 16, 2011.
Posted in Blogs, Philosophy | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments