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This Week's Standout Member Blogs
Lowering expectations
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Douglas Lynn)
Getting stuck on something? Try going back to the beginning. Douglas Lynn is willing to bet you'll learn something new if you re-learn what you thought you knew. Give yourself some fresh eyes and smaller dreams.
Creating exciting matches: Why Street Fighter IV is still the king
(
Cary Chichester)
Even with new iterations and gameplay changes, Cary Chichester says
Street Fighter IV is largely working off of the same mechanics established in its first iteration from three years ago, yet it still remains one of the most played fighting games today.
The uses of disenchantment
(
Mike Langlois)
What if the most valuable skill we can apply to our lives is disenchantment? Psychotherapist and gamer Mike Langlois takes a look at therapy from the lens of enchanting.
Why you must play: Rayman Origins
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Chris Pickering)
As it impressed him to such an incredible extent, Chris Pickering here states the reasons why every gamer out there should give
Rayman Origins the time it deserves.
Endeavor and the economics of slavery
(
Jorge Albor)
Jorge Albor says that to tap the potential that historical systems have to offer, we must be willing to step on fragile ground.
