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Yearly Archives: 2014
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After a wonderful presentation at CCCCs with Cody and Sam, I thought I would share my zoho presentation that I gave. A lot of it comes from research I’ve done for my diss. It was received fairly well, though I imagine that anyone who went out of their way to […]
“Metroidvania,” Defender, and three super powered little girls. These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect nostalgic side-scroller. But Radian Games intentionally added an extra ingredient to the concoction: classic animation. Thus The Powerpuff Girls: Defenders of Townsville was born. Using their ultra-superpowers, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup have dedicated […]
I finally went to see the LEGO Movie. It was great; I loved it; except for a couple of things. First, a bit of background: I’ve been playing the LEGO Movie video game. It’s slow going because I’m busy with work and because I can really only play the LEGO […]
Earlier this week Lean In partnered with the Girl Scouts of America to initiate a campaign to encourage young girls to take leadership roles by reducing the stigma they often face for speaking up or taking charge. While this may be a mark of leadership in boys, such behavior in […]
For this week’s Power Hour Review, I decided to take a look a Year Walk. Year Walk is an Swedish indie horror game that was released last year on IOS and came to Steam this month. The game originally caught my eye because of the muted graphics, which give the […]
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 […]
[edit: I would like to note that Cowkitty has clearly stated this is not a feminist issue. For her, it seems like it is primarily (solely?) an issue of copyright infringement. However, from my perspective, this is another instance in a long line of questionable violations from Sarkeesian dealing with […]
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.
The other day in my job search seminar class we discussed a topic that seems to make a lot of job-seeking, soon-to-be-graduates flinch: the increasing emphasis recruiters and employers place upon potential candidates’ social media pages. Of course this isn’t anything new, and a rather large number of the class […]
This morning, I stumbled across a thread in the Gamer’s Lounge on Slickdeals.net called How to Find Gamers in your Age Bracket. I clicked on it thinking I might find some ideas on finding gamers my own age, but when I realized the thread was from a mother (or father) […]
I didn’t have a scheduled power hour review this week, but I thought this time I’d talk about my experiences with the Elder Scrolls Online beta this past weekend. At first I hated it, then it grew on me, and now I’m even dreaming about it. I can’t wait until […]
WARNING: EXPLICIT If you’ve read my reviews before, you know I tend to try and be cautious in my criticisms—partially because I tend to review indie games and partially because I understand we all have different tastes in games. This weekend I excitedly snatched up a copy of Plants vs. […]
I can’t recall what exactly what drew me to sign up for Thief for my Power Hour Review. The trailer certainly is awesome. Watching it I get nostalgic for Kingdoms of Amular and Fable. It seems like it is going to be one of those big story games. Fighting evil, […]
The advertisements that appear on the sidebars of Facebook pages are creepy. It’s true for a number of reasons. For instance I’ve heard stories passed around of people – specifically “edgy” looking girls – who have posted pictures on their personal social media pages only to have their faces wind […]
Consoles have been on my mind for most of this year with the announcement and then release of the PS4 and Xbox One. Initially, I pre-ordered the Xbox One, but then wanted more time to think about it, so I canceled. For me, the lack of games, lack of backward […]