Tuesday, October 11 2011
Space and System in Culver City: A Visit to IndieCade
Beset by sculptures of alien invaders and rampaging teenage zombies, IndieCade manages to be a place of community all but forgotten in mainstream electronic gaming.
Tuesday, June 7 2011
‘don’t take it personally’: Identity Performance and Surveillance Culture
Christine Love captures the impulsive, shortsighted character of adolescence phenomenally well here, including the reproduction of all the expectations and sex-obsessed attitudes our mass media have thrust upon these kids.
Wednesday, February 11 2009
The Maw
The only major problem with The Maw is the pacing and speed of gameplay. Unfortunately, it's a crippling sort of problem.
Monday, January 26 2009
Crayon Physics Deluxe
What Crayon Physics Deluxe represents is a game where the author's intent is barely a whisper.
Monday, January 12 2009
This is a Cry for Help
Edmund McMillen's collection shows the slow shift from just making games with an artistic edge, through the indie scene, and to the subsequent art games that are starting to become popular now.
Friday, October 10 2008
Iji
The thematic choice of the game is whether you wish to play Iji as she first starts out and refrain from violence, or use her newfound abilities to change her into a killer.
Thursday, October 2 2008
Flash Game: Storyteller
I found this flash game thanks to Play This Thing!.
Thursday, April 17 2008
Navigating the Sell Out: Jason Rohrer’s “Idealism”
Jason Rohrer's at it again, with a fascinating little game that has a lot more to say than its primitive layout would imply.
Monday, March 17 2008
Audiosurf
The real joy of Audiosurf is picking a song, any song, and seeing it literally appear before you as you travel and listen along.
Wednesday, February 20 2008
Blackwell Unbound
Lauren Blackwell is a woman with a pack-a-day habit and a growing emotional apathy that comes from constantly staring at the end of existence and sending people there.
