Sean Brink
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Educated Gamer: Game vs Film
Cinema and videogames are on a convergent path - this is undeniable. Two of the most memorable games of the last ten years were L.A Noire
Educated Gamer: Arts Gratia Artis
Art for art’s sake. To answer the question that plagues video games – namely, whether or not they are an art on a par with
Educated Gamer: Grand Theft Argument
“There are some entities that cannot be actors. These include taxonic collectives such as ‘men’, ‘women’, ‘white people’, ‘black people’, etc; social classes; ‘society’ and
Educated Gamer: Is there True Beauty in Games?
Art is in the imitation of nature (Pere Andre Batteux 1675-1764) uniting the beauties of nature is what an artist does, and a game unites
Educated Gamer: Mass Effects and Nonlinear Narrative
Video games free people from the shackles of linear storyline - storyline can be moulded by the actions of the player. Thus the experience is customized
Educated Gamer: Choice vs. Story
“The future game player might be an actor in a drama over which he has no control” – that’s exactly what makes a drama dramatic (Poole
Educated Gamer: Freedom is Boring Structure is Addictive
There’s a fine line between freedom and fun. Games should allow you to experience a certain level of freedom but enough constraint to offer a challenge to
