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Zarathustran Analytics in Video Games, Part 8: The Factions of Gaming

by L.B. Jeffries

[27.May.08] :. L.B. Jeffries offers an analysis of the various constituencies of gamers, and how the attitudes of those groups can reflect the Zarathustran Analytics approach.

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Navigating the Sell Out: Jason Rohrer’s “Idealism”

by Mike Schiller

[17.Apr.08] :. Jason Rohrer's at it again, with a fascinating little game that has a lot more to say than its primitive layout would imply.

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The Carolina Games Summit Through the Eyes of the Ex-Core

by L.B. Jeffries

[7.Mar.08] :. Kids, spouses, and jobs are all huge time drains for former hardcore gamers. The appeal of games with unlockable content, beating impossible odds, or even ones that just take a lot of practice no longer work on this demographic. They really play them to kill time.

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