Gamer Culture, Humor, Metal Gear Solid
Football fanatics whoop and scream with every yard their team advances. Aspiring gymnasts breathlessly watch the mind- and joint-bending contortionism of Olympic athletes. And deep down, every drug-addled journalism student secretly wants to be Hunter S. Thompson.
Game Design, Gamer Culture, Resident Evil, Virtual Worlds
Admittedly, video games aren’t the most constructive hobby. The list of practical skills honed by any game is pretty short, especially games in my genre of choice: Survival Horror. (Granted, when the zombie apocalypse comes, or when your dead wife sends you a letter beckoning you to a town willed into existence by years of repressed guilt and sexual frustration, you’ll know who to call.)
But that’s not to say Survival Horror has no redeeming qualities. I’ve learned so much from these games, and now I’m passing the wisdom on to you… Read More »
