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Alt + Games, a blog site on gamesWorking in a coal mine
http://www.altgames.org/index.php/Indie-Alt/Check-This-Out/Working-in-a-coal-mine.html
How do you know that something is “hip” and “cool” in indie gaming society? Well, you hop on a band wagon a bit too late, as I did, since Minecraft seems to be the next big thing in gaming society in general. Ugly? Well, sort of, if you’re accustomed to...Indie & Alt - Check This OutMon, 30 Aug 2010 20:41:16 +0100RPG Design, Learning and Skill Atoms
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Daniel Cook wrote about feedback loops, learning and game mechanics in his blog Lost Garden (http://www.lostgarden.com/2006/10/what-are-game-mechanics.html) a couple of years ago (he then wrote another article about this on Gamasutra (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1524/the_chemistry_of_game_design.php)). What has stuck in my mind about these articles is what DanC describes as skill atoms. Skill atoms...Board & RPG - RoleplayingThu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:37 +0100New Dogs
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We started a Dogs in the Vineyard (http://www.lumpley.com/games/dogsources.html) game a couple of weeks ago with a character creation session.
This was the first time I played RPGs since Senja was born.
Matti (being the GM) explained the game briefly and then we went through the character creation process. By my...Board & RPG - RoleplayingTue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100Evoke fixing the World?
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Evoke (http://www.urgentevoke.com/), the new serious alternate reality game by Jane McGonigal (http://www.avantgame.com/bio.htm), kicks off on March 3rd. That's next Wednesday, folks. I'm interested about experiencing and dissecting the game and I hope that you are too.
So, what's in the genre definition serious alternate reality game? Alternate reality games...Multiplayer - ExperiencesThu, 25 Feb 2010 15:17:50 +0100Beautiful New Things
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My family just received a new member this Monday. It is a baby girl we like to call X (there's a bit of mystery for you :), Supergirl and The Thing. Everyone involved is fine and in good health.
On much smaller news Alt+Games also got a new graphical look last...Meta - NewsWed, 17 Feb 2010 08:12:50 +0100