“Why Do You Do This to Yourself?”

A colleague of mine expresses constant amazement at the fact that I play games I don’t enjoy playing. He keeps asking me why I do this to myself. It is a valid question. Spite. I do it out of spite. No, seriously. Partly I think it is because I get annoyed at players who judge... Continue Reading →

Trudging up the Mountain

I’ve been to Alfheim, I’ve collected the light, I’ve killed the dragon and chopped off the head of a guy stuck in a tree, and Kratos is still completely uninteresting to me. I know, I know, still a lot of game to go, but come on! I’m so surprised that a game like The Order... Continue Reading →

Put Some UX On it

One of the most common misconceptions about user experience design is that it is actually user interface design, or, as one of my former game directors seemed to believe, something that could simply be applied to a game after the fact. He used to say “we need some UX on that” or “put some UX... Continue Reading →

What if the Shape of…

...my notebooks influence what and how I write? I’ve been thinking a bit about how my notebooks influence the way I write and which ideas I have. I realize this sounds suspicious. What on earth is she on about now? Well. What she’s on about is in principle the same thing I talk about when... Continue Reading →

Interactive

I’m reading yet another 20 year old book on interactivity and interaction design. It’s written by Chris Crawford and so far, together with Derek Burill’s Die Tryin’, is one of the lest dude bro-y books written by men that I’ve read. It also puts the finger on an issue I have with the current state... Continue Reading →

Interactivity

I'm reading yet anothe 20 year old book on interactivity and interaction design. It's written by Chris Crawford and so far, together with Derek Burrill's Die Tryin', it is one of the least dude broe-y books written by men that I've read. It also puts the finger on an issue I have with the current... Continue Reading →

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