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Call of Duty: Secret Spielberg Level Unlocked

Call of Duty: Secret Spielberg Level Unlocked
Only with the absurdity of this video can you accurately capture the almost-entirely failed message of Call of Duty.
Choice quote: “My girlfriend has walked in front of the telly again.”

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Non-Linear Stories v1.0: Choose Your Own Adventure

While every boy knows that Fighting Fantasy was like, you know, 900 times better, than Choose Your Own Adventure, the level to which Christian Swinheart goes to dissect the CYOA series is nothing short of phenomenal. His visualizations of the story paths, in particular, are beautiful depictions of a system in operation.
While I won’t bother [...]

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Stunning Monkey Island/Crysis Mashup

Fantastic Monkey Island 2 render in Crysis.
If anyone is yet to be convinced on the power of a great portfolio, I bet the creator, Hannes Appel, can look forward to an inbox stuffed with job offers in the coming weeks.
[Via Offworld, .tiff]

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The Cycle Completes: Game Studies Scholars in Games

“Hi, my name is Ian Bogost” (press Click to Play in the top right).
I’m glad there’s no English translation of the web site, I like not knowing why he’s there. It’s like when you see Matt Damon on Japanese commercials, and you have no idea what he’s selling.
Ian Bogost = Matt Damon. You heard it [...]

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Reverse Engineering the Brain and the ELIZA Effect: Is Believability Ethical?

Pet Society, Tamagotchi, Milo

Over winter break this past year, I went to a conference in Chicago for Graduate and Faculty Christians. I found myself having to choose between the Engineering track and the Math track (I went with Engineering). At the conference were some well known researchers, such as Fred Brooks and Francis Collins.  It [...]

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“The Most Important Video Game Yet Made” – The Beatles: Rock Band, Debated

First, if you haven’t heard about it, come tomorrow (9-9-09), The Beatles: Rock Band is released.  In preparation for its receptions, the game has instigated a lively inter-generational debate.  The lines are not so clearly drawn as to which communities or generations rest on which side, which makes it quite a unique situation.

Many people, including Seth [...]

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