What is the number one videogame being played at NASA? What can students learn from playing Minecraft at school? How much of the science in Mass Effect is actually real? How can playing games solve...
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From heart-wrenching dialogue to white-knuckle action set pieces, gamers have experienced some of the most memorable stories ever written. Who is responsible for writing these stories, and how do...
Winning is good, and losing is bad. We strive to win, and this is the basis for most of the games we play. Challenges are binary: we either overcome them, advancing the story, or fail, and must try...
Do you want to conquer the challenges of indie board game backing and hunt fancy loot? Your party may be too small, the dungeon too ambitious, the loot may be swallowed in inexperience or lost in the...
PAX AUS 2014 – State of Play – Competitive Gaming and eSports in Australia
Following the popular panel of last year, we look back at the year in competitive gaming in Australia and overseas. The eSports scene continues to grow, and how are things progressing here at...
It seems obvious that, when playing a game of skill, one attempts to win. Interestingly, this is often not the case, and even skilled gamers rarely analyze to any real depth the underlying...