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Players For Hire: Games and the Future of Low-Skill Work
Automation will put many people out of work. At the same time, the F2P model will shift into a play-for-hire model. These two trends, I argue, imply that within a generation, playing games will be a primary income source for low-skill people.
Oct. 12, 2016
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How I found a definition of games after searching for 16 years.
Finding a definition for “games” or “play” is a very perilous exercise, but a very important one. This is why despite this topic having been a dead horse for decades, I decided to beat it once more, trying to lay a new brick on the edifice.
Oct. 12, 2016
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How Long to Spend
To lift his spirits, Randy makes a quick game about a balloon.
Oct. 12, 2016
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UX Review: Marvel Contest Of Champions
UX analysis of how Marvel contest simplified and resurrected classic brawler genre for mobile, applying "Supermarket" psychology of real world stores to it's digital shop, creating greater engagement and leveraging monetisation!
Oct. 12, 2016
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Which game mechanics make it to the top?
A study of the popularity of primary and additional mechanics in mobile games from US top-grossing lists on Google Play and App Store.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Games are Healing my Dumb Brain
A journey with mental health bullcrap and the Chicago indie games community. Posting in celebration of #WorldMentalHealthDay.
Oct. 11, 2016
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How to Improve Education via Game Tutorials
Today's post looks at how game tutorials teach people new concepts, and what that could mean for education with the right understanding.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Inspired Designs in Relic's RTS Games
I revel in the systems design of Relic's RTS titles (specifically, the Dawn of War and Company of Heroes franchises) and talk about why Relic’s games are a breath of fresh air in the real-time strategy space.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Version control: Effective use, issues and thoughts, from a gamedev perspective
In this article I'll look at version control from the game dev perspective. I'll help you understand the problems it solves and I'll show you how to use it more effectively. I expose the problems it can cause and discuss the unresolved problems we face.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Super Potato Esther Manhole
The latest Video Game Deep Cuts selection, picking some of the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, looks at the Japanese game stores gone wrong, Dear Esther & game design, a retrospective of The Manhole, & more.
Oct. 10, 2016
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Tako at the Tokyo Game Show: from dream to reality
An article about my trip to Tokyo, where I introduced Tako-San to various events like Tokyo Game Show, PicoPico Cafe and Indie Stream Festival 2016. I tell how I was able to make it happen.
Oct. 10, 2016
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Can Political Games Change the World
Squeaky Wheel co-founder Ryan Sumo talks about some of his favorite political games and whether or not he thinks they can change the world.
Oct. 10, 2016