Lack of Imagination

Mike Cook, the researcher behind the Angelina game-generating AI system, recently spoke at VideoBrains about gamers’ lack of imagination. Gamers, he argues, do not...

Parable of the Polygons

Parable of the Polygons is an interactive blog post by Vi Hart and Nicky Case about bias and self-segregation that effectively shows how even a...

Cloudbuilt

Cloudbuilt almost lost me in the first 10 minutes. The cursors for the menus on the title screen only appear once you press up...

How to Argue Responsibly

After months now of particularly draining online discussions conducted in bad faith I find myself lately ready to give up on the Internet. Though...

The 7th Saga

As a child, I found The 7th Saga frustrating and severely lacking compared to my beloved Final Fantasy 2. But my grandfather poured hours into the game, and it had always lingered for me as a game grown-ups like. Maybe I would understand when I was older.

Sandbox Games

A pretty girl. Teacher’s pet. But she’s mean. She took your toy. You want to hurt her. Get her back. Burn her. She’s mean But teacher loves her. She’s smiling. Giggling. Playing with your...