Exercise your fingers with FINGER BATTLE
Gregory Trefay and Morgan Kaufmann, in the book CASUAL GAME DESIGN (2010), explain that casual games can be defined as games that are quick to try,…
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Terror and horror in the teaser for the new Silent Hill
I only managed to play the playable teaser (PT) of the new Silent Hill today. If the entire game follows the same lead as the preview, we will - undoubtedly - have a…
The Witcher 3: the preview at Comic Con 2014
The Witcher 3, a long-awaited game from producer CD Projekt Red, presented a 30-minute gameplay video at Comic Con 2014. The new game, in addition to…
Among the Sleep
Horror games tend to be filled with protagonists with chainsaws, firearms and equipment of the most fantastic nature. Others like…
Videogame Cultures & The Future of Interactive Entertainment
Last week, more precisely from Wednesday to Saturday, I was in Oxford (UK) to participate in a very special event: the Videogame conference…
Indie games in 2014: what's coming
Indie games are gaining ground and innovating more and more - in mechanics and themes - within the billion-dollar gaming industry; In fact, every…
E3 2014: day 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni4UNYsLkSA&list=UUHncBQAeLR33M_6EYRnNGqQ Today E3 2014 officially began. The Los Angeles Convention Center…
An updater at E3
This week I'm at E3 here in Los Angeles, together with Prof. Rodrigo Tafner (coordinator of the new Information Systems course at ESPM) covering…
When Star Wars meets Shakespeare
Star Wars is something that has had so many transmedia developments that it is almost impossible to catalog everything the franchise has produced to date...
Derek Johnson: transmedia strategies at Marvel
Today, for a change, the post is not about games. I mean, it comes down to games because it has to do with the thriving entertainment industry and its ramifications…
Duet: a game that does a lot with little
The game is from last year, but it's still worth the tip here. Today I was introduced to a sensational abstract game for the mobile platform…
CALIBAN: new comic by Garth Ennis
Today's post is not about games. Just for a change, I'm going to talk about another great passion of my life: comics. I actually want to comment...
Mobile games with fantastic visuals
The website Mashable published a list of 10 visually fantastic games produced for mobile platforms. The 10 featured games, according to the website,…
Tengami: mobile game in pop-up book format
Developed by indie producer Nyamyam, Tengami is a very immersive and visually incredible gaming experience. In the game, players are…
Namco Bandai Games will launch Pac-Man museum
The "museum", in fact, is a collection of games from the series for download for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Steam. It will now be available on 2/26 to be…
Book about games: The Art of Failure
My posts here at UoD are always related to games. I usually talk about an interesting game or some curious mechanic that came up…
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