Category Archives: Gaming

Sleuthing a Hole in the Road

Posted on 13 March 2009 by

Image and caption copyright de la Andrew Hussie at MS Paint Adventures. I’ve not asked permission, but I figure he wouldn’t mind as I’m advertising his totally awesome things, and I just bought a T-shirt, so that’s something. If he … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Gaming, Reading, Writing | Leave a comment

Gygax

Posted on 7 March 2008 by

Now here’s a reason to be sad. For us geeks at least. I never played D&D, but I did spend some time reading the rulebooks and scenario guides once. I loved the idea, but I didn’t have anyone to play … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming, Gary Gygax, In Memorium, Roleplaying, Sentimental | 8 Comments

Back after these brief messages

Posted on 21 November 2007 by

So, I don’t usually plug stuff, obviously. But apparently gametap are offering Psychonauts for free to people who come under it’s license. That means anyone in North America can get one of the greatest and most imaginative games of all … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Dreams, Gaming, Narrative, PC Games | Leave a comment

Everybody’s talking at me (about sex)

Posted on 12 November 2007 by

So. The world appears to have it in for me today. I’m finding it hard to write, yet a thousand interesting things are being thrust in my direction. You see, even my metaphors are sexing it up. That may be … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumerism, Feminism, Gaming, Narrative, Pornography, Sexuality, Society, Video games, Writing | 10 Comments

Out of my Skin – Gaming and Inclusion

Posted on 10 September 2007 by

Soo… I’ve talked about Beyond Good and Evil Before. I’ve been playing it again this weekend. I swear…I will never grow tired of that game (interesting note, the opening sequence of the game can synch up absolutely perfectly with ‘In … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Gaming, gender, Politics | 4 Comments

Each to Their own There – The Fantastical Science of Worlds

Posted on 8 May 2007 by

So, apologies to those who don’t like gaming, but this is more stuff inspired by gaming. For those who fear, be aware that there are lessons and thoughts here for even the non-gamer type, and maybe you’ll see magic where … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Gaming, MMORPG, PC Gaming, Sci-Fi, SF, Starcraft, Stereotypes, Worlds, WoW | 5 Comments

Points of View – Electric Bitches and Storytelling: A Matter of Perspective

Posted on 5 May 2007 by

So, this isn’t another post whinging about my life, don’t worry. Instead, I’m talking about computer games. Specifically my favourite computer game (probably). And in fact that’s not even what I’m going to be talking about…but lets not get ahead … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Feminism, Game Design, Games, Gaming, Gender Roles, Interaction, Literature, Narrative, Next-Gen, PC Games, PC Gaming, Perception, Perspective, Possibility, SHODAN, Stereotypes, Storytelling, System Shock, The Future, Thoughts | 16 Comments

Dis Trope ‘Ere – Some thoughts on Screwed up Societies in SciFi

Posted on 27 April 2007 by

So, I’m anxiously anticipating the arrival of the sheer insanity that acts a a spiritual successor to one of my favourite games ever.  Bioshock is imminent, the videos are actually quite scary, and some of the ideas at play here … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Gaming, Health, Mind, PC Gaming, SciFi, Society, Thoughts | 6 Comments

Command and Conquer – Blah blah blah

Posted on 18 April 2007 by

So, I’m going to play the new C’n’C game because we’ve got it at work. I wasn’t impressed with Tiberian Sun, but I enjoyed RA2. Having said that…RA2 had the dubious pleasure of managing to offend me at the very … Continue reading →

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My Appearance could eat your Constitution for Breakfast – Some thoughts on Gaming and Gender

Posted on 16 April 2007 by

I’ve been reading a lot this evening.  A lot of stuff about pop culture, gaming and stereotyping, little bits on political correctness and all that jazz. It’s been interesting. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to work out what … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Gaming, Geekery, gender, Gender Identity, Gender in Video Games, Gender Roles, Identity, Mild Mania, Misogyny, Nonsense, PC Games, PCRPG, Ramble, RPG, Stereotypes | 8 Comments

The Games We Play – I Want to Build ‘em

Posted on 23 March 2007 by

So, I’ve been reading and thinking about one of my silly little pipe dreams this week. This is the one about Game design. I’ve always thought it would be incredible to be involved in the design of a game…simply because … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Design, Game Theory, Gaming, PC Gaming, Play, Ramble, Thoughts, Writing | 2 Comments

Computer Abuse – Weird Language

Posted on 16 December 2006 by

So. I work in an internet cafe/gaming cafe. This means that I get to watch and listen to people getting very excited about computer games.  Regular readers will be aware that I enjoy playing games, but to be honest..since I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Assault, Bigotry, Computing, Controversy, Conversation, Culture, Debate, Ethics, Feminism, Fun, Games, Gaming, Geekery, Gender in Video Games, Homosexuality, Inequality, Language, Observations, PC Games, PC Gaming, Politics, Sahil, Sex, Sexism, Weird | 10 Comments

This has nothing to do with the Neverwinter Nights 2 Review ‘Scandal’

Posted on 6 November 2006 by

While the above is true, it was this series of events, as I read about them at Penny arcade, that got me thinking about RPG computer games and I what I like about the different types. From what I understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Games Industry, Gaming, Geekery, Literature, MMORPG, PC Games, PCRPG, RPG, Storytelling, Writing | 4 Comments