Last time on “Lessons…” So, before I get into the heart of the topic of today’s post (stuff I didn’t do so well with the Corporate America Kickstarter), I wanted to talk a bit about my last post. When I wrote the post, I was intending to be funny. Looking back on the post, I think […]
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Lessons from the Corporate America Kickstarter
Posted by teale on January 24, 2013
http://nothingsacredgames.com/lessons-from-the-corporate-america-kickstarter/
Can my %@#! Kid Play Corporate America?
During a playtest of Corporate America a few months ago (immortalized in the beautiful presidential portrait over there), one player suggested bringing the game to play with some students she mentors. She thought they might learn a thing or two from the game. After discussing it for a bit, some players became very opposed to […]
Posted by teale on October 19, 2012
http://nothingsacredgames.com/can-my-kid-play-corporate-america/
The Joy of Spending Money
Today, I want to discuss the beautiful intersection of two buzz words currently making a splash in the game community: gamification and Kickstarter. Let’s Play All Day For those of you who don’t know, gamification is a process by which one adds or emphasizes game like qualities in non-game activities to make them more appealing. […]
Posted by teale on September 4, 2012
http://nothingsacredgames.com/the-joy-of-spending-money/
Stereotyping–for Profits!
In my last post, I discussed some touchy issues relating to gender in games. I got a couple of comments from readers, and I wanted to take some time to reply to them today, as well as delve deeper into an issue that keeps coming up: generalizing about people to tailor games for particular audiences.
Posted by teale on June 29, 2012
http://nothingsacredgames.com/stereotyping-for-profits/
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