Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Watching People Watching People Play

I had fun watching my wife and kids watching a friend of my daughter's play Bioshock the other evening, which got me thinking about the interactive qualities of "watching."

Watching People Watching People Play

Friday, March 22, 2013

Tomb Raider: Lara Croft is Reborn... Again

So, this is my official review of Tomb Raider. I've chatted about the revision of Lara a couple of times in the last few weeks, which I do here as well. However, I also talk about the revision of Tomb Raider's gameplay also, which I think is not insubstantial.

Tomb Raider: Lara Croft is Reborn... Again

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

With Great Vulnerability, Comes Great Brutality: The Evisceration of Lara Croft

So, I think that I've come to some kind of conclusion about how I feel about the presentation of Lara Croft's vulnerability in the new Tomb Raider. Some of it works. Some of it is unsettling.

With Great Vulnerability, Comes Great Brutality: The Evisceration of Lara Croft

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Moving Pixels Podcast Has The Fireplace that Burns at 100 Billion Degrees

Kind of surprised at myself for not having written anything about Little Inferno, but then again, I may have said my peace on it in this week's podcast:

The Moving Pixels Podcast Has The Fireplace that Burns at 100 Billion Degrees

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

We're Sorry, Pauline, But Your Plumber Is in Another Castle

Mike Mika's modification of Donkey Kong inspired a few fairly straightforward thoughts on gender roles and self identification in games:

We're Sorry, Pauline, But Your Plumber Is in Another Castle

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

“Why Is She So Feminine?”

My daughter's reaction to the revision of Lara Croft (well, at least in part):

“Why Is She So Feminine?”

Monday, March 4, 2013