Looking up some of the most recent news in the gaming world, I stumbled upon something that may be of interest to our gamers out there.
It has to do with the Annual Independent Games Festival, ever heard of it? Well, in case you have not, the 12th Annual Independent Games Festival, commonly abbreviated to IGF, has announced recently that they are now open for submissions.
Some changes have been made to the program. For instance, while last year's prize was the $30,000 Seamus McNally Grand Prize, it is now $20,000. With the economy and all, I guess that this is to
Archives for July 2009
A LevelRevel Special: An Interview!!!
by Jacob P. July 22nd, 2009 | Game Reviews, Online, RPG
This week I have a special for you, my ever faithful readers: an interview with three of the coolest online game designers. I interviewed Margaret Wallace, Tom Rassweiler, and Shane Culp. Margaret Wallace is the CEO of Rebel Monkey, Inc and has been in the online game industry for thirteen years. Tom Rassweiler is Manager of Game Development for Arkadium, and his most recent project is a fishing game for National Geographic Channel's Hooked, Reel 'Em In. He has been in the industry for about six years. Shane Culp's most recent position was as Director of Development, Online Games at MTV Networks in
Positive Contributions
by Louise July 14th, 2009 | General Gaming News
Video games are often associated with having adverse health effects, but it does not mean that video games have not been doing some good in the field of health. Recently, video games have made some really exciting contributions to health and science.
The first one hits close to home for me. I am one of the four percent of all people who suffer from amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye. Among children, the condition is often corrected by wearing a patch over the stronger eye in order to encourage use of the lazy eye. I had to wear the patch, and in addition to that I completed
The first one hits close to home for me. I am one of the four percent of all people who suffer from amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye. Among children, the condition is often corrected by wearing a patch over the stronger eye in order to encourage use of the lazy eye. I had to wear the patch, and in addition to that I completed
Addiction
by Louise July 1st, 2009 | General Gaming News
Addiction is a term that is tossed around quite frequently. A lot of parents say that their kids are "addicted" to video games. When does a hobby actually become an addiction? Do you believe that playing video games can be a real addiction, akin to caffeine, or is it just someone's over-exaggeration of a child's excitement for video games?
At first, you might think that it would be easy to determine whether an activity is for fun or for pathological needs. However, how can you really know whether someone is playing just to entertain themselves or for deeper reasons? The line between the
At first, you might think that it would be easy to determine whether an activity is for fun or for pathological needs. However, how can you really know whether someone is playing just to entertain themselves or for deeper reasons? The line between the
