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Steve Whitford
For those of you who don't know, the sequel to one of the biggest real-time strategy (RTS) games of all time, Starcraft, has been 12 years in the making. The game is made up of three races: Terran (humans), Protos and Zerg.
The three races are... |
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Views: 1300 | 8 Comments » | posted on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 | Tags: gaming, Starcraft
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Rudolph Muller
Gaming has a reputation as an activity confined to lazy teenagers and students who are not too fond of studying. This image is, however, changing with the average age of gamers being far closer to 30 than 13.
A recent report by the US trade organ... |
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Views: 389 | 3 Comments » | posted on Friday, May 29th, 2009 | Tags: entertainment, Gaming, iGame, IS Gaming, Vodacom Gaming
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Steve Vosloo
Earlier this month, on a Saturday afternoon, I found myself walking around the Stadtpark in Vienna, looking for someone called Jane, to play an Olympic sport that was apparently banned 2 000 years ago. If this all sounds a little weird, it's bec... |
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Views: 278 | No Comments » | posted on Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | Tags: alternate reality, alternate reality games, ARG, games, new media, The Lost Ring
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Steve Vosloo
Again and again I'm struck by the massive uptake of mobile phones in the developing world. Exact figures are often hard to come by, but in South Africa it is estimated that 70% of the population has access to a mobile phone. Amongst the youth, that f... |
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Views: 550 | 4 Comments » | posted on Monday, June 23rd, 2008 | Tags: Aids, HIV, India, mobile, mobile technology
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Jarred Cinman
It all started when I shot down Playboy X on the roof his upper Algonquin apartment. Dwayne asked me to do it, and right now I am a gun for hire. I’m in it for the money. And I’m looking for someone. But I feel like making that choice robbed me o... |
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Views: 173 | 3 Comments » | posted on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 | Tags: Grand Theft Auto IV
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Steve Vosloo
In part one of this piece I listed some of the powerful teaching and learning traits embedded in good digital games. Now, what happens in the case of GTA IV where we have good learning, with bad content? I'm afraid there are more questions than answe... |
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Views: 213 | 3 Comments » | posted on Thursday, May 15th, 2008 | Tags: games, gaming, Grand Theft Auto IV
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Steve Vosloo
I'm fascinated and challenged by Grand Theft Auto (GTA) IV, the new, extremely violent, extremely popular video game. I need to tell you why in two parts. The first part describes the exciting potential of digital games for learning, listing a number... |
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Views: 318 | 4 Comments » | posted on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 | Tags: education, gaming, Grand Theft Auto IV
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Vincent Maher
The Virginia Tech shootings prompted Danny Ledonne, the creator of the controversial role-playing game Super Columbine Massacre RPG to issue a statement. Four months later Ledonne found my blog post about it and replied, and this time he is making a... |
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Views: 266 | 4 Comments » | posted on Saturday, August 18th, 2007 | Tags: campus, columbine massacre, culture, games, killing, media theory, Virginia Tech shootings, XBox 360
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Vincent Maher
There is something about Assassin's Creed, the up-coming game from Ubisoft that has me salivating, shaking and smiling a toothless grin all at the same time, even though I only drool at night and I do actually have teeth. Not only has the Middle East... |
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Views: 110 | No Comments » | posted on Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 | Tags: games, midnight snacks, XBox 360
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