Game jams are a fun way to try making games as a hobby, but you can learn some serious skills from game jams as well.
PowerPoint Adventures: How I Turned Birthday Cards into Interactive Games
Discover how I utilised PowerPoint as a game-making tool. And it was rewarding.
The open world may have a design paradox
What is an open world? The discussion in this article may lead to a design dilemma: freedom and difficulty of …
” All you need is some rules and dice, this sentence is a lie.” How to get into tabletop roleplaying in 2025?
Starting a new year as an experienced or new tabletop roleplaying game hobbyist can be a daunting task. With Dungeons …
How do you want to do this? – A look into the therapeutic uses of role-playing games
Can playing RPGs contribute positively to your wellbeing? A recent study aims to find out how RPGs are being used …
Eldritch horrors and tentacles – Defining what “Lovecraftian” is in games
H.P. Lovecrafts legacy lives today in the shared world of Cthulhu Mythos and its iconic monsters. Prema Arasu defines the …
Are Souls Games the Contemporary Myths?
Dom Ford’s Approaching FromSoftware’s Souls Games as Myth reveals the Souls series as a modern mythology where gods fall, desires …
Of claws and cuddles: Exploring Dark Cozy Games
Cute, wholesome, safe....dark, heavy, violent? Let's talk about dark cozy games!
Games against loneliness?
A recent study shows people value social games as important to connecting with others more highly than ever. Even after …
Positive Impacts of Game Jams: Finding Hope By Making Games
Game jams are a fun way to develop games as a hobby, but maybe there could be serious positive impacts …
From an imaginary world into the classroom. What is the benefit of roleplaying games in education?
Rolling dice and calculating distances that are required to plunge and arrow into a well poisoning madmen isn’t something people …
Are you playing the characters, or are they playing you? — The power of role-playing in shaping identity
What if your game character could change who you are? Sounds dramatic, but Kjell Hedgard Hugaas explores this question through …
Game modding – a symbiotic relationship with game developers and gamers, or an ethical dilemma
Turns out, that game industry professionals, video game enjoyers and creators of mods have different opinions about game modding
Not Just Fun, Rethinking Video Games
Why do people play games? Just because it's fun? This research doesn't think so.
A Call for Fostering Inclusivity and Acclimation in the Gaming Industry
Migrants in the gaming industry can face difficulties in acclimating to the host country’s culture and ways, and these concerns …
Gaming Through Grief: How Playing Video Games Help Players Find Meaning in Loss
Discover how video games evoke memories, offer comfort, and transform loss into healing and meaning-making. #bereavement #meaning-making #videogames
Board game culture is changing…
A recent research article from the UK highlights the difficulties women face in board game spaces. But, there is hope …
The Heartbreaking Story of Little Misfortune
Little Misfortune is a game with adorable art, cute characters and an extremely dark and heavy story. #Horror #InteractiveStorytelling #Adventure
Can Time Not Be Stopped? – A Hades II Game Review
Hades II takes players deeper into the underworld as Melinoë, sister of Zagreus, who now faces Chronos in a rogue-like …
A Classic Tale Unfolds from a Twenty-Year Console – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review
In an age filled with remasters and rehashing old ideas, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door still feels fresh. Whether you’re …
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