Now for all of you youngin’s who don’t know what Tuesday Cafe was let me start with a little story. As a new-ish grad student and a budding technorhetorician I entered Connections MOO on a Tuesday evening for the first time almost 20 years ago. The place was full of […]
Samantha Blackmon
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We spend a lot of time justifying the work that we with games by looking at them not only as educational, but as cultural artifacts. Unfortunately, there are times when games show us a side of ourselves as a society that we might not want to see or want others […]
The Yoshis are back and their fixing a mix up from the stork. Having never played a Yoshi game before, the new 3DS version seemed like a good opportunity to jump into the franchise. The 3DS has done wonders for catching me up with the old school Nintendo platformers so […]
Like everyone else, I was hyped for the release of Infamous: Second Son (Sucker Punch, 2014) after seeing the trailer at E3 last year. A new infamous with a young Native American character on a next-gen system that looked absolutely beautiful. Kinda grungy, all flashy, and starring a minority character. […]
Episode 74: Failing (in Order) to Win: The Role of Failure in Games and Game Studies (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about failure in gameplay and game studies. We are joined this week by guest co-host, Jennifer Lynn. A fun […]
Who doesn’t like free swag? Spread the word in order to get multiple chances to win the Titanfall swag pack that includes: A Prima Titanfall eGuide A Titanfall Lanyard A Titanfall wrist warmer Now you can play Titanfall (or do the grocery shopping) in full TF glory. Don’t miss out […]
My deep and abiding hatred of Minecraft has been no secret around these parts. I tried it on PC, I tried it on the iPad, I even picked up an Xbox copy at the Redbox and played it for a night to get some cheap achievements, but it just didn’t […]
Episode 73: Right, Wrong, and Everything In Between: On Ethics in Video Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about ethics in and around games.
So its no secret that the Lego games are a big deal in my house. Some of them have even been purchased multiple times so that mama can play them on her handhelds while also playing them cooperatively on the full sized consoles with Pea. We have played Lego games […]
Episode 72: Lady Legs and Tentacle Monsters: What Will You Do for a Game? (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about the things that we are willing to put up with (or not) in order to play games. A fun and thought […]
Nothing makes me realize the power of nostalgia like thinking about the Coleco handheld sports games of my childhood (1976). In my mind there can never be a better game than the little football game that consumed so much of my time. While the graphic consisted of little blips of […]
This is a question that I have gotten asked a million times in the two decades that I have been teaching. I have heard this question from teachers, students, and folks in the games community/industry. And it’s a question that folks have struggled with for a long time before i […]
Episode 71: The Unconventional Dwarf: An Interview with Tof Ecklund and Rhiannon Reyes (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk to Tof and Rhiannon about their new book on creating non-traditional/non-standard characters in Role Playing Games and anything else that we can think […]
And her name is Carly. We are pleased to welcome Carly as a guest blogger/co-host at NYMG. We are excited to have someone who loves playing and talking about MMOs. She’s part scholar, part mama, and all gamer! Read her intro below! “Hello, my name is Carly and I’m […]
So it’s no secret that I have a penchant for Kickstarter projects. I have backed more projects that make the geek world more accessible to children in general and girls in particular than I care to remember, everything from flash cards, to games (board and video), to graphic novels, and […]
We are excited to welcome the voice of Charlotte to the NYMG family. Charlotte is guest hosting/blogging with us for a while. Make her feel welcome. Ready to get to know a bit about her? Her bio is below and you’ll be able to check out her posts every week […]