http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ Devin Wilson's Blogs Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:21 EDT en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20130411/190328/Whats_in_a_Game.php Design,Indie 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. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20130411/190328/Whats_in_a_Game.php Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:58:00 EDT http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20121207/183144/Games_with_SportsFriends.php Indie 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. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20121207/183144/Games_with_SportsFriends.php Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:25:00 EST http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20121026/180284/Why_Hotline_Miami.php Indie,Design Devin Wilson is very confused by the overwhelmingly positive response to the ultraviolent Hotline Miami. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20121026/180284/Why_Hotline_Miami.php Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:48:00 EDT http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20120503/169758/Music_Art_History_and_the_Dumb_Games_Debate.php Design Devin Wilson takes a stand in the 'Dumb Games' debate that grew out of a couple of pieces written by Taylor Clark. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20120503/169758/Music_Art_History_and_the_Dumb_Games_Debate.php Thu, 03 May 2012 01:35:00 EDT http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20111222/90824/In_Defense_of_Tedium_When_Fun_Isnt_Good_Enough.php Design,Indie 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. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20111222/90824/In_Defense_of_Tedium_When_Fun_Isnt_Good_Enough.php Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:22:00 EST http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20111210/90780/Minecraft_is_Unrealistic_and_Unethical.php Design,Indie 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. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20111210/90780/Minecraft_is_Unrealistic_and_Unethical.php Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:40:00 EST