To be human is to be a storyteller. Videogames offer emergent new ways to tell stories and to be human. It's time to talk and think about them differently so that more people are interested in them and can benefit from this pool of meaning. Bloggers are perfectly place for this journalistic revolution.
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Videogames that have meant more to me than simply entertainment include the following:
In my talk I suggest that more unusual ways of responding to games have a role to play in broadening our videogame discussions. My contribution to this is the following:
Andy Robertson appears in this podcast. "Videogame reviews for the whole family, not just the kids. I dig out videogame experiences to intrigue and interest grownups and children. This is post-hardcore gaming where accessibility, emotion and storytelling are as important as realism, explosions and bravado."
Rebecca Mayes appears in this podcast. "Recently I jumped into that black hole and found myself lost in a place I don't understand. It is a place full of spectacle and phenomena which feeds my imagination. In many ways I represent all the people who know nothing about games, who are uninspired and uninterested in games."
Chris Jarvis appears in this podcast. "I write stories to say what I think about games, for me it's the only way I can really communicate what I feel about them. Do you ever have a response to something that's hard to put into words? I find that sometimes I have something to express that can't be communicated by trying to explain how I feel, directly."
Adam Moran appears in this podcast. "Here, we find out what happens when theatre meets videogames. We will soon be hitting the road and performing our review scripts infront of a real living audience."
Andy Robertson writes the Family Gamer column.
"Videogame reviews for the whole family, not just the kids. I dig out videogame experiences to intrigue and interest grownups and children. This is post-hardcore gaming where accessibility, emotion and storytelling are as important as realism, explosions and bravado."
Here are the games I've been playing recently:
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