This week is the start of a succession of four games and geek culture events, stacked back-to-back across two countries. I’ll be attending Nine Worlds Geekfest in Heathrow, London; GDC… Read More »Schedule: Nine Worlds Geekfest, GDC Europe and Loncon 3
One of the most important lessons I had reinforced when working at Playniac was the value of a good paper testing kit. Any game designer… Read More »Test Kit
Computer games – and PC ports in particular – can be let down by interface issues. What, then, do we do when a board game presents the same issues – a penalty for being in analogue?
Radio has long been a brilliant medium for provoking empathy.. so what if we were to take the “video” right out of video games and present the player with an interactive, audio-only experience?
Episode two of Games Britannia aired on BBC Four tonight and I’m even more impressed, both with the documentary’s content and the way board games… Read More »Monopoly’s Legacy to Gaming