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My Big Fat Geek Wedding

Let’s Play Wedding Planning GameMonths ago, a friend of mine warned me that, like the Money Making Game from The Legend of Zelda, ...
By Lara Crigger Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2008
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Someone Stole My Magic Sword

When is a game “just a game,” and when does it become something more? We all come up against this question sooner or ...
By Erin Hoffman Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2008
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The Art of Play

Like most people, I think my hobbies are pretty awesome. I also think it’s pretty awesome when authority figures agree with me, which ...
By Michael Crawford Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2008
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The Game Design of Art

“Anything can be art. Even a can of Campbell’s soup.” So admitted Roger Ebert, world-famous movie reviewer and notorious videogame detractor, back in ...
By Jason Rohrer Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2008
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Excellence Never Goes out of Date

If games are art, then surely they are the most self-destructive and frustrating form of it. No other medium actively erases its past ...
By Rob Zacny Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2008
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