And More Gaming Linkage
If anything would make me want to buy an XBox360, it would be this right here. And when we leave Kirksville and don't have anyone to play Settlers of Catan with offline for awhile, the draw might be bigger. Oh, and they also have a decent version of Guilty Gear, I'm told.
Also, if you have 50 minutes to burn on a Google Video and are interested in game design, check this out. The video is a PhD who has harnessed human brain power to solve problems while they're playing a game. The link goes directly to David Sirlin's commentary on the video, which I think is a little harsh, though he has the best of intentions. I can't really blame a computer scientist PhD who can give a brilliant talk like that for being smarter than the video game industry. The game industry has a collective, short-term profit motive, while a university regularly gives people adequate amounts of money to try out something cool for the sake of seeing if it's possible.
Also, if you have 50 minutes to burn on a Google Video and are interested in game design, check this out. The video is a PhD who has harnessed human brain power to solve problems while they're playing a game. The link goes directly to David Sirlin's commentary on the video, which I think is a little harsh, though he has the best of intentions. I can't really blame a computer scientist PhD who can give a brilliant talk like that for being smarter than the video game industry. The game industry has a collective, short-term profit motive, while a university regularly gives people adequate amounts of money to try out something cool for the sake of seeing if it's possible.