Friday 30 September 2011
Thursday 29 September 2011
Wednesday 28 September 2011
5 Ways Gaming Sways The Lady’s Favor Your Way » A Role Model http://ping.fm/XH5vw’s-favor-your-way-2/
5 Ways Gaming Sways The Lady’s Favor Your Way » A Role Model http://ping.fm/22C0V’s-favor-your-way-2/
Tuesday 27 September 2011
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Wednesday 21 September 2011
Game of Life Ep. 2 Your Personal Gears 3 Custscene
Personal Development Via Gaming ..
About Game of Life : The Game of Life series is a brand new look at the world of gaming.
In it, the core mechanics and laws of game design are dissected and discussed in terms of psychology, showing just exactly what it is about gaming that makes us all love playing so much.
Here in Ep.2 we shall be looking at the human laws governing intro movies and how can apply them to your life.
In This Episode
– Creating a YOU you really want to be. One that kicks ASS!
– Finding your purpose
– Recognising your tools, your allies and your enemies
Remember. Games don’t make you feel like a god by some evil magic. They work off of fundamental psychological laws. By following their laws you won’t just be kickass in games, you’ll be a freaking champion in real life too!
Tuesday 20 September 2011
The 5 Gaming Gifts That Keep On Giving
The 5 Gaming Gifts That Keep On Giving On the surface, there appear to be a million different types of rewards in gaming : weapons, armour, a host of different levelling stats, cars and other vehicles, points, story development, cutscenes, money, swords, new enemies and on and on and on. Yet when one digs a little deeper it becomes clear that there are five overarching “types” into which all these rewards fall. These five “types” represent the psychological effects that different in-game rewards have on the gamer. These types can also be viewed as the five reasons we play games.
This list shall showcase the five types of gaming rewards and explain how developers use them to keep the player hooked on the game.
This list shall showcase the five types of gaming rewards and explain how developers use them to keep the player hooked on the game.
Friday 16 September 2011
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Sunday 11 September 2011
Game of Life : How Horror Movies cure your Fears
There’s something sick and perverse about wanting to watch people being mutilated in movies and games, to desire to be terrified, to intentionally seek out negative feelings, is there not? One of the core principles of life is the pursuit of the positive and the avoidance of the negative. So why, you weird sicko, do you love horror and violence so damn much? Why do you get excited seeing such horrendous acts as the following?
Maybe you are just a sick bastard!
Well, avoiding the possibility that you are just a sick bastard, here are the top 2 reasons offered by men in white coats for to explain why you love the negative sensations induced by horror movies and gamesv Continue reading HERE
The Game of Life; Life Lessons from Gaming
The Game of Life; Life Lessons from Gaming What mastery gaming must have over life to be able to deceive billions of us into playing virtual games for hours every day as though they were real life. It used to be just the geeks. Now it’s the geeks, their families, their friends, even their girlfriends / boyfriends. Everyone is doing it.
Some are building cities in Cityville, others destroying cities in Battlefield Bad Company 2. Some are building muscles in Your Shape, others destroying them in UFC Undisputed 3. We’re all earning money, spending money, creating lives and friends, coming to know and learning to develop characters and in-game relationships. Games make real life activities so much more fun, exciting and, let’s face it, easier. Imagine if you could turn real life into a game by following the lead of those games designers who entertain billions for hours every day. Imagine if you could feel that sense of power you get from being Master Chief, Solid Snake or (my favourite) Ryu. Well, now you can. Tough pill to swallow, right? Why can’t life be like game?
“Because games aren’t real!” is the answer everyone yells. Do you believe games are fun because they are fake? most people do. But frankly, such a weak argument just isn’t going to cut it.
Fake burgers don’t taste nice. Fake girlfriends are only for the most desperate and socially outcast among us. Fake money won’t go far. Fake tits feel like trash. Almost everything that is fake is lesser than its real-life counterpart. Yet gaming makes fake feel great.
How? Continue Reading HERE
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