Tag: games

The legacy of Myst

improbably, the company behind myst is still around, 20 years later, and figuring out their next move:

Yeah, why don’t people make these games? Why can’t we just explore? Why do we always have to shoot things?’ So, maybe the time is right again to try that. That’s exciting. I still think there’s plenty of room for something really cool in this genre out there. And I don’t think we’ve done it yet.”

Olympics in the same place

indeed, why not? much cheaper and you could build an olympics city-state on an island.

Short argues Olympics Island could be an ongoing experiment in sustainability and architecture, with facilities upgraded and new ideas tested, and with far fewer of the social or environmental costs than in existing cities. It could also standardize the sporting element, providing a stable setting and climate against which to benchmark athletic performances over time.

5 ka game tokens

The find confirms that board games likely originated and spread from the Fertile Crescent regions and Egypt more than 5 ka ago (Senet from predynastic Egypt is considered the world’s oldest game board). The tokens were accompanied by badly preserved wooden pieces or sticks. Sağlamtimur hopes they’ll provide some hints on the rules and logic behind the game.

Backup Life

as life backups become a thing, expect this sort of stuff to be much more common. and then of course some will turn off the backup intentionally to make it feel more real.

The Ukrainian urban climber “Mustang Wanted” has described himself as a “dumbass” – not for hanging by 1 arm off the sides of buildings, as you might think, but for failing to maintain a proper website to update his legion of fans.

Minecraft for education

This is pretty good actually.

Playing Minecraft can teach kids creative thinking, geometry and even a bit of geology, and research shows they can learn experimentation, teamwork and problem solving skills, as well. The Journal of Adolescent Research published a study comparing kids that played video games to those that didn’t. “Video game players, regardless of gender, reported higher levels of family closeness, activity involvement, attachment to school and positive mental health. Video game players also had less risky friendship networks and a more favorable self-concept.”

Dull Games

wow. i find mainstream games like halo super dull, i had no idea there is a whole subculture for simulating crap jobs.

Although the gameplay in Road Construction Simulator might not make you physically go out and lay in front of an advancing steamroller, it comes close. The very first mission involves marking a road with red-striped warning signs so virtual motorists can drive by safely. “That’s all you do,” complains a dismayed reviewer in the play-through below. “The length you have to do it for is looooooong.”

African Knockoff Games

Full disclosure: this article exists so I can tell you all about Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Kirk Douglas. Just look at it! It’s exquisite. The game itself is as grand as the cover. It is San Andreas, with the load screens replaced by EXTREME closeups of Kirk Douglas—and occasionally his son Michael Douglas, because hey, close enough, right? In the game, the main character appears to be a rough approximation of Kirk Douglas. Oh, and all the missions have been removed, so there’s nothing to do.