Epic Win. The Ludification of Life
We all have stuff to do. Some stuff we want to do, but most times we just have to. Stuff to keep your finances in order, to keep the people around you happy or just to avoid that the...
Empire forces in contemporary videogames, hyperbole or justified concern?
In a discussion between the Paris-based culture theorist Paul Virilio and Jérôme Sans titled ‘The game of love and chance’, Virilio questions what kind of form virtuality has currently taken on nowadays: The imminent home installation of domestic simulators...
PICNIC 08 – YOUNG Seminar: Virtual Spaces
Amsterdam
25 September
http://picnicyoung.nl/
The motto of this seminar is that bringing computer simulations and games into the classroom will have a positive effect on the learning abilities of students. For a new media academic this can’t be very shocking news. Modern...