Over the last couple of weeks, the murmur of a strong movement in interactive media properties aimed squarely at the target of social change seemed louder than usual. Perhaps it was my discovery of Impact Games’ Peacemaker Game which though over two years old, existed entirely outside my radar until I heard the creator and [...]
This is a PS3 game. Not a piece of installation art. That’s all I’ll say for now. Ponder that while I go buy a Sony Playstation. Seriously though, I’m curious – really curious. So consider this Part 1. In Part 2, I’ll discuss what this could mean in the wider space of media art and [...]
Chances are, you’ve been sucked in once or twice, most likely by Facebook. Farmville, Mafia Wars ring a bell? And there are lots more. As someone who didn’t really play video games as a child, and seldom played casual games before the smartphone revolution (in my head), the concept of social gaming as a real [...]
