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Comment In: The Difficulties and Controversies of Designing Female Characters - Or, How Not to Add a Woman's Touch. [Blog - 03/23/2012 - 12:05]

I think this discussion is ...

I think this discussion is a good example of why we 're having trouble figuring out how to solve this problem. Scrolling down through the comments, I notice that this seems to be a very male-dominated conversation. I, of course, am doing nothing to change that. r n r nI ...

Comment In: Great Game Design Debate: Saves- Integral To The Design or Time Killers? [Blog - 03/11/2012 - 01:37]

I think a good example ...

I think a good example of a hybrid save system would be the one they used in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It 's built around a typical save-point structure, but it also utilizes auto-saves at major gameplay events, e.g., before and after boss battles. If I remember correctly, the autosave ...

Comment In: Skyrim - This is Going to Take a While [Blog - 03/02/2012 - 05:40]

Somehow, I tend to have ...

Somehow, I tend to have trouble staying engaged with games that last more than about 50 hours. This is probably a big reason I haven 't taken to MMOs. Yes, you can play with different people and do different quests, but you 're really performing the same actions over and ...

Comment In: 6 Word Descriptions - What Is A Game Designer? [Blog - 11/03/2011 - 11:07]

Predicts your thoughts, dictates an ...

Predicts your thoughts, dictates an experience. OR: Tells you how you should feel. OR Rules player. You will obey. ...Please

Comment In: What Violence Means to Games [Blog - 07/09/2011 - 06:30]

The latter is a point ...

The latter is a point I've somewhat conceded. I think it's fairly clear as to WHY we have violence in games, and also that it's not going anywhere. However, I can't ignore the fact that I would consider it more heroic to overcome that oppressive situation through some nonviolent means. ...

Comment In: The Obedient Player [Blog - 05/11/2011 - 06:18]

Oh dear, what sort of ...

Oh dear, what sort of can of worms have I just opened Great comments, everyone. Valid points all around. Really, I feel there isn't necessarily a right or wrong answer here, so keep your opinions coming

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