Archive for November, 2006

MMOskinner box!

 Until recently the main focus of both my research and my play has been in MMORPG worlds. This involvement has been both rewarding and limiting. Even though I have been playing/investigating other game genres during the last year or so MMORPGs seemed to have weighed most heavily on my mind. As a research topic they have provided […]

Own goal(s)

Its refreshing that during teaching I often come across questions that make me think just as much as the students. One such moment came during a discussion of games vs toys. I asked the group to try and describe the difference between games and toys. The usual consensus (and in many ways, the most reliable answer) is […]