Here’s a rundown of what you missed (or not) here at NYMG this week. Click through and read more. Alex started the week by sharing with us her top three moments of badassery as a gamer. They included things like finishing her first game and having a song written about […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
23 posts
Power Hour Reviews are a new NYMG feature in which we spend one intense hour playing newly released games in order to get a sense not only of game mechanics and characterization, but narrative as well. Let us spend our time first, so that you don’t have to waste yours. […]
It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of cartoons. I was fortunate as a child to have consistent access to cartoon programing (as well as access to video games, which was definitely the precursor to my passion for gaming), something which, as I look back, I am increasingly […]
Episode 62: The 3 New R’s: Rape, Respect, and Responsibility in the Geek Community (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode that almost wasn’t. After trying for 3 weeks we finally got this week’s issue covered. This week we talk about objectification vs. idealization […]
Defining Digital Humanities (if you’re well versed in digital humanities, you can skip this. I’m not trying to provide anything new, just trying to bring others up to speed.) Depending on where you’re perched on the academic landscape, you may have a very different definition of digital humanities. At a […]
Power Hour Reviews are a new weekly NYMG feature in which we spend one intense hour playing newly released games in order to get a sense not only of game mechanics and characterization, but narrative as well. Let us spend our time first, so that you don’t have to waste yours. […]
As it sometimes happens, I was getting a little writers block trying to come up with my post for this week. I have only really been playing XCOM and Don’t Starve. Most of my time has been spent doing meat space things this last week. Besides the annoyance of learning […]