Category: Games
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My experience with retro games through Raspberry Pi 3
A month ago I took a plunge and got a Raspberry Pi 3, a credit-card sized single board computer running versions of Linux. I intend to do a few projects with single board computers. My first project is a retro gaming station on Retropie.
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My Overwatch critique is on Kill Screen
My latest article for the game website Kill Screen appears online to read. The article covers alternate representation or “skins” of specific characters that misrepresents cultural traits of underrepresented groups.
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My latest article on Unwinnable #56
My story “Feudal Pakistan” appears in issue #56 of the literary gaming magazine Unwinnable (a week after this post, #56 will appear in the back issues section of the store for purchase) The story may appear online for free at a later date. UPDATE: My article is now available to read for free here. Help […]
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E3 2015 Impressions
A few years back, I used to write condensed coverage of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, an annual promotional event for the video game… Continue reading on Medium »
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A journalist looks at Gamergate's dossier
After my last post about Gamergate and their misuse of the word libel. A user on Twitter replied with a link to an article titled “A Review Of Game Journalism” I received the link again by the same user when I tweeted the hashtag #Gamergate a second time. It claims to be a white paper […]
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What is Gamergate talking about when they say libel?
As of late, I’ve participated in a Reddit debate group concerning the video game-based hashtag movement #Gamergate. It can be frustrating at times, with ideologues derailing conversations, trading insults and arguing in bad faith. But in a few discussions, I and users I disagree with were able to meet halfway and come to an amicable […]
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Respect my authority. I played as cop in the summer of police killings.
This summer, I started playing the game Arma 3, the military combat simulator for PC. One of the most popular game modes in Arma 3 is the Cops and Robbers mode called Altis Life. My experience seems more relevant now given the global attention around Michael Brown, who was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri […]
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John Oliver skit on a peace negotiation game World of Peacecraft
The first season of John Oliver’ s new HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is becoming a game-changing news entertainment show. John Oliver is certainly less smug, creepy and bigoted than Bill Maher, the host of a similar news entertainment show also on HBO. John Oliver’s show is also employing social media to […]
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Facebook plans to aquire Oculus VR. The gibs will be monetized.
Yesterday, Facebook announced its plan to acquire start up Virtual-Reality hardware developer Oculus VR for $2 billion. Last year, I wrote a short post for Dallas Observer’s Mixmaster about id software John Carmack joining Oculus VR in producing its flagship product, the Rift. I was fascinated by the dream of an immerse virtual reality environment […]
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John Carmack joins Oculus VR.
John Carmack joins Oculus VR. A few weeks ago I posted news on id Software’s John Carmack joining Oculus VR and opening a Dallas office for Dallas Obesrver’s Mixmaster blog. Below is a video by the Verge demonstrating the Oculus with the Virtuix Omni. This is a fascinating project that may keep PC gaming relevant […]