As a once-enthusiastic Christmas aficionado who has since lapsed into doleful cynicism and meh-induced hand-flapping at the mere mention of tinsel, when I wake up with a flickering of seasonal joy stirring my stony old heart I have to grab and squeeze it, and treat it like the rare and precious thing it is. I [...]
Tue, December 14 2010 » Opinion Pieces » No Comments
A recent article on this very site reminded me of an article I’d been meaning to write for ages. Whilst that article was about reading about games, this one is about what we actually learn from games. I don’t mean in an ‘I’ve learnt I have a brain age of a forty year old, and [...]
Thu, August 12 2010 » Opinion Pieces » 3 Comments
People are lazy, very lazy, (me especially), but its not written into our genetic code, or a result of our upbringing, it is in fact the consequence of our ever growing intelligence and the utilization of our intelligence to create more and more gadgets and gizmos, which sole purpose is to make our lives a lot lazier.
Mon, June 14 2010 » Adam Thinks..., Articles » No Comments
In the world of videogames there really is no more sincere compliment than copying. In fact, you could go as far as to say that the industry thrives on one developer using the ideas of others. If this were the practice in any other industry, there would be a number of lawsuits flying about the [...]
Wed, May 26 2010 » Articles, List Articles » 5 Comments
The Sega Dreamcast, the last of former hardware giant Sega’s home consoles, and for some one of the greatest game consoles of all time. In a lot of ways the Dreamcast was ahead of it’s time, offering online gaming and downloadable content for games years before it was popularised by Microsoft’s Xbox consoles. In many [...]
Wed, October 14 2009 » Opinion Pieces, Retrospectives » 9 Comments
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