Scurvy Dogs: Pirates and Privateers Sail the Seas
Darren Gendron, who had never designed a board game, has just designed Scurvy Dogs: Pirates and Privateers Sail the Seas.…
David Jaffe on following your passion
David Jaffe delivered the PAX Prime 2011 keynote address, recounting some of his experiences and sharing lessons learned in the…
Chain World
The 2011 Game Design Challenge: “Games as Religion”. And Jason Rohrer said: Let There Be Chain World. And Lo! There…
Use Game Mechanics to Reward Your Customers
“Countless start-ups are incorporating game-design strategies, hoping to eventually grow revenue off of consumer data, or by using a combination…
Battle Shoe
This belongs in a game somewhere. It really does: — Phil Noto Via Boing Boing.
Zynga and Video Games
Scott Steinberg asks: “Is Zynga Now A Video Game Company?” Certainly. Zynga’s as much a video game company as any…
Meatcraft: A Real World Minecraft Art Gallery
Meatcraft was a real world art installation by Jeffrey Kam and Cody McCabe, presented at San Jose State University from…
Big wins for University of Houston game design teams
It was a big day for University of Houston computer science department game design teams: Team Big Impact Bear won…
10 Reasons You Need To Play Ace Of Spades
Quintin Smith really, really wants you to play Ace of Spades: 10 Reasons You Need To Play Ace Of Spades…
Perfection versus Mortality in Games and Simulation
The New Cultural Form: Perfection versus Mortality in Games and Simulation at Rensselaer Willy Nilly’s Surf Shack offers a cure…