I had this minor delusion that the choices I make in The Witcher will eventually mean something, but so far they haven’t. I’ve played the game for 32 hours since I started. I’m scouring the game for memorable moments and joyful discoveries, but so far I have, at the most, managed to mostly be unimpressed.... Continue Reading →
Videogames and Learning
In my quest to mow through the books I have about games, the turn has come for James Paul Gee’s What Videogames Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. I’m about a hundred pages in in, and I’m getting quite a bit of useful and interesting information out of this book. I find it... Continue Reading →
The Wrong Questions
So I got embroiled in an argument on the internet today. Okay, I realize that’s the worst place to talk to people, especially people who have already made up their minds about stuff. Stuff in this instance being board games. The person I argued with, and lost patience with pretty quickly, asked “are there any... Continue Reading →
Nominera till Fenix Awards
Fenix Awards har vilat i ett par år under pandemin, men jag vet att både Tove och Anders var och är angelägna om att fira svenska speltillverkare på olika sätt. Fenix Awards syftar till att uppmuntra de av oss som jobbar med rollspel på olika sätt. För min del hoppas jag att du är intresserad... Continue Reading →
Tales from the Trenches – Constraints
In some cases constraints can feel limiting. When I look at my career and see how I’ve been limited by my gender, I get frustrated. At the same time I’ve been trying to work around it. I’ve battled outside limitations others have placed on me. The things I’ve learned while combatting those restraints include recognizing... Continue Reading →
Witcher vs Assassin
I’ve been playing The Witcher 3 in parallel with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for a little while and while they’re basically the same game - roam around the world, do missions, progress your character, some of the differences are striking, especially considering all the awards that The Witcher 3 has won. My feeling is that sometimes... Continue Reading →