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Videogames Can, Do & Should Tell StoriesVideogames Can, Do & Should Tell Stories
byTom Battey
Apr 27, 2017
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Numbers in games - what they say about usNumbers in games - what they say about us
byTom Battey
Jan 21, 2015
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Considering Medium Strengths
Considering Medium Strengths
Dec 1, 2014
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11 Min Read
byTom Battey, Blogger
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Design
Times & Places - Childhood, Videogames & You
Times & Places - Childhood, Videogames & You
Nov 11, 2014
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15 Min Read
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When you say you don't want story in games...
When you say you don't want story in games...
Oct 13, 2014
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9 Min Read
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Diversity, Censorship and Artistic Criticism
Diversity, Censorship and Artistic Criticism
Sep 23, 2014
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12 Min Read
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Exclusivity; what's the point?
Exclusivity; what's the point?
Sep 1, 2014
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Nostalgia & Heritage
Nostalgia & Heritage
Jul 28, 2014
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12 Min Read
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Design
The Value of Nostalgia in Design
The Value of Nostalgia in Design
Jun 23, 2014
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12 Min Read
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Ambiguity in Narrative Design
Ambiguity in Narrative Design
May 12, 2014
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9 Min Read
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Narrative Design in Dark Souls
Narrative Design in Dark Souls
Apr 25, 2014
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9 Min Read
byTom Battey, Blogger
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No Country for Old Games
No Country for Old Games
Apr 9, 2014
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11 Min Read
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We Need to Get Over Innovation
We Need to Get Over Innovation
Jan 29, 2014
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10 Min Read
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The Broken Age of games criticism
The Broken Age of games criticism
Jan 16, 2014
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11 Min Read
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The Perfect Zelda
The Perfect Zelda
Dec 4, 2013
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13 Min Read
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Plants vs. My Wallet - An F2P Story
Plants vs. My Wallet - An F2P Story
Nov 28, 2013
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7 Min Read
byTom Battey, Blogger
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Linear Narrative in an Open World
Linear Narrative in an Open World
Nov 7, 2013
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9 Min Read
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Growing up with Pokémon
Growing up with Pokémon
Oct 25, 2013
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9 Min Read
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Business
Xbox One - Head in the Cloud
Xbox One - Head in the Cloud
Oct 17, 2013
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9 Min Read
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Narrative - A Subjective Quality
Narrative - A Subjective Quality
Oct 11, 2013
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Because we like being right.
Because we like being right.
Sep 25, 2013
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13 Min Read
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Confessions of a Monster Hunter
Confessions of a Monster Hunter
Jul 2, 2013
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11 Min Read
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Accessibility & the Folly of Exclusivism
Accessibility & the Folly of Exclusivism
Apr 23, 2013
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10 Min Read
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The Walking Dead is a difficult game, but not in the way you probably think I mean.
The Walking Dead is a difficult game, but not in the way you probably think I mean.
Apr 12, 2013
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A Place for Nostalgia
A Place for Nostalgia
Feb 10, 2013
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Nothing is certain, except death and poor checkpointing
Nothing is certain, except death and poor checkpointing
Jan 7, 2013
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Call of Assassin's Horse Armour
Call of Assassin's Horse Armour
Oct 30, 2012
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Enjoying Japanese storytelling is not being racist.
Enjoying Japanese storytelling is not being racist.
Aug 20, 2012
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Fandom & Entitlement; a Threat to Creativity?
Fandom & Entitlement; a Threat to Creativity?
Jul 20, 2012
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Production
Next Generation Graphics vs. The Console Business
Next Generation Graphics vs. The Console Business
Jun 11, 2012
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The Digital Demise of Wonder
The Digital Demise of Wonder
May 4, 2012
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Lost In Translation
Lost In Translation
Mar 14, 2012
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5 Min Read
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