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I make games and music. I'm a graduate student at the University at Buffalo, where I also teach and the basics of game design and programming to undergrads. I'm a Buddhist and a vegan.
@Devin_Wilson on Twitter, www.devinwilson.net on the other part of the internet. |
Member Blogs
What's in a Game?  |
| Posted by Devin Wilson on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:58:00 EDT in
Design,
Indie
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| Devin Wilson talks about the future of "games": finite games, infinite games, games, Games, non-Games, game designers, Game Designers, the game of Game Design, and the game of defining Games. |
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Games with (Sports)Friends |
| Posted by Devin Wilson on Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:25:00 EST in
Indie
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| Devin Wilson sees the (apparent) failure of Sportsfriends as a larger trend in antisocial gaming, including Zynga's latest effort on Facebook, The Friend Game. |
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Why Hotline Miami? |
| Posted by Devin Wilson on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:48:00 EDT in
Indie,
Design
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| Devin Wilson is very confused by the overwhelmingly positive response to the ultraviolent Hotline Miami. |
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Music, Art History, and the 'Dumb Games' Debate |
| Posted by Devin Wilson on Thu, 03 May 2012 01:35:00 EDT in
Design
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| Devin Wilson takes a stand in the 'Dumb Games' debate that grew out of a couple of pieces written by Taylor Clark. |
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In Defense of Tedium: When Fun Isn't Good Enough |
| Posted by Devin Wilson on Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:22:00 EST in
Design,
Indie
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| I participated in my first Ludum Dare this past weekend, and the general consensus has been that my game was a clever application of the theme, but it needed to be more fun. However, its thematic strength depends on just how much fun it isn't. |
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Minecraft is Unrealistic and Unethical |
| Posted by Devin Wilson on Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:40:00 EST in
Design,
Indie
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| Minecraft, as a simulation, carries a lot of real-world meaning. In the real world, humans mine, craft, build, farm, etc. It is in the specifics, though, that Minecraft becomes unethically unrealistic. |
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Devin Wilson's Comments
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Comment In: Indie Elitism [Blog - 02/25/2013 - 11:38]
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I think swearing angrily at ... I think swearing angrily at your audience is what earns you 'Featured Post ' distinction, but I can 't be sure. |
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Comment In: Proteus: A Trio of Artisanal Game Reviews [Feature - 02/15/2013 - 04:35]
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There 's a big difference ... There 's a big difference between extracting a lot from a text a game, in this case , and telling someone that they didn 't say review a game correctly and that they didn 't say anything of value. One broadens the discourse, the other harshly limits it. |
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Comment In: Opinion: The dubious new face of 'everyone's a gamer now' [News - 01/30/2013 - 05:28]
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Just because you play games ... Just because you play games to pass time, doesn 't make you a gamer. You could just as easily be doing any activity in that instance. A gamer sets aside time purely to play games as an activity for it 's own enjoyment. r n r nThese non-gamers you 're ... |
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Comment In: Power in Games: Why Game Violence is a Red Herring [Blog - 12/19/2012 - 09:05]
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It s not that violent ... It s not that violent games make us more violent though they have been shown in various studies to make us more aggressive , it s that they often foster a message of solving problems through unilateral power. r n r nThank you. r n r nIt 's not that ... |
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Comment In: 'As a woman': Misconceptions in the diversity discussion [News - 10/22/2012 - 11:29]
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I don 't think it ... I don 't think it makes much sense to say GLaDOS 's apparent gender is irrelevant. So much of her dialogue in Portal 2 that was spoken to Chell is really important to consider in the context of femininity. GLaDOS 's little jabs at Chell 's appearance were part of ... |
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Comment In: No, You Can't Make Video Games [Blog - 07/03/2012 - 12:36]
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I 'll just say I ... I 'll just say I apologize for overlooking your comment about making games. r n r nI think I 've made my point s . |
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