My name is Finn Haverkamp. I a recent graduate of Warren Wilson College with a BA in Creative Writing. I am an aspiring video game journalist, ludologist, and designer. Please see my full blog at http://invisiblestudio.blogspot.com
Discusses the technique of enacting experience, or matching content to meaning. Looks at how three Flash games use the technique to make for a more powerful experience.
I have just completed Grand Theft Auto IV. It took me 40 hours. That's a long time. I imagine most people completed the game much quicker, but I didn't really get good at the game until three-quarters through, meaning I died a lot, and lost a lot of missions. In ...
You make good points. For the same reason people read genre-fiction: horror novels, spy novels, mystery novels, romance novels, genre-games as they might be called are simple and easy to enjoy. I also like your idea of building off of a genre or system and refining bit by bit that ...
Good article. I agree with you, but I also with Mr. Brad Wiggins. My primary concern is, with design and writing my only skills can't draw, can't code , how do I become a game designer on some development team. Also, something thats been nagging at me lately, let's say ...
