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The Future of Gaming

“The Future of Gaming”

The Future of Gaming

The Silent Majority

It’s not that hard to understand the plight of the deaf gamer – just try playing Dead Space with the sound turned off. ...
By Robert Ashley Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2008
The Future of Gaming

Open-World Gaming

My parents used to go on and on about how much they played outside when they were kids, extolling the virtues of exercise, ...
By Spanner Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2008
The Future of Gaming

The Short Shelf Life of EGP Apparel

I heard the news on a Saturday morning in March, scanning the gaming blogs. Target was selling T-shirts bundled with experimental games. Excitement ...
By Jared Newman Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2008
The Future of Gaming

Fast-Track to Fanaticism

It wasn’t always this complicated. Being an eager, fresh-faced fan of videogaming during the birth pangs of the industry didn’t carry any particular ...
By Peter Parrish Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2008
The Future of Gaming

There Is Research To Be Done

As researchers go, Robin Baumgarten isn’t especially unusual. He sits down at his desk, does his calculations and runs his experiments. Tucked away ...
By Michael Cook Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2008
The Future of Gaming

Casual Gaming

It’s 1:45 a.m. My contacts are glued to my eyeballs, because I have not blinked in three hours. My left hand is twitching, ...
By Sanya Weathers Legacy AuthorAugust 14, 2007
The Future of Gaming

The Future of PC Gaming Isn’t You

Did you snap up games like Company of Heroes, Oblivion and Medieval II: Total War as soon as they were released? Are you ...
By Richard Aihoshi Legacy AuthorAugust 14, 2007
The Future of Gaming

The Future is Vicious

At this year’s Game Developer Conference I had the opportunity to speak briefly with Eric Peterson, President of Vicious Cycle, developers of Dead ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 14, 2007
The Future of Gaming

The Four Virtues of FreeCell

Forty-year-old FreeCell had been on my computer since I first got Windows 95, but I didn’t discover it until I entered office life. ...
By Marty M. O'Hale Legacy AuthorAugust 14, 2007
The Future of Gaming

The Game at the End of the Bar

The American arcade industry is dying. Sure, there are still some signs of life in the huge, multifaceted family entertainment centers like Dave ...
By Kyle Orland Legacy AuthorAugust 14, 2007
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