Tag Archives: ludology

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 house is a complete mess. Yes we all have to do lots of things that we are really not eager to…

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 and virtual space rooms for game-playing, poses many questions, and in particular this one: ”What is a game once the virtual invades

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 Simulations are powerful tools that bring an alternative to the traditional linear ways how we present and understand things.