Friday, June 25, 2004

here's a shitty article about games

http://www.igda.org/columns/ivorytower/

no permalink, sorry. I'll bet the writer doesn't update very often anyway.

hilarious stuff. the story of a metaphor stretched to the breaking point.

In a sense, Game Studies are the new Space Invaders . Just like the menacing aliens, their appearance provoked both amazement and diffidence. Game studies have been often perceived as a menace, something that needs to be wiped out at sight. For a long time, academics have been considered like ‘aliens', intruders, and trespassers by game designers, game journalists, game players, and even by other academics, who felt the urge to defend themselves from the apparent invasion.

after awhile, i realized that he's not really talking about games at all, but just defending his job. Game Academician. wow.

i leave you with this:

CNN stands for Counter-Strike News Network. Read: it is not just about polygons and power ups any more.


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