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Adult Swim posted Viva Caligula!, one of the games that I’ve been working on while at Pop&Co. I did the opening copy and most of the level design (the talented Noah Sasso did the rest of the levels and the game design). Any feedback you guys have would be greatly appreciated!
PROTIP: Abuse the Hatchet if you find it!
This is my paper and presentation for Frank Lantz’s Big Games class
The year is 1981. In January, Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President. And then shot by John Hinckley, Jr. two months later. He’s not the only one to survive an assassin: in May, Pope John Paul II is shot in Rome. In June, the first recognized cases of AIDS are reported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new cable channel launches in August called MTV and eventually – for better or worse – revolutionizes media. Bob Marley dies. Paris Hilton is born. And all the while the Cold War rages on. In a word, 1981 sucked. In retrospect, if ever there was a year where the world needed some fun, it was perhaps this particular year. The world needed a laugh. The world needed a game.
Continue reading ‘The Cannonball Run and the Birth of the Mainstream Big Game’
As most of you know, Ed and I presented Casablanca at the IGDA’s Demo Night a few weeks back. Oren organized the night and did a great job. The whole evening had an interesting spread of different types of games with different types of sensibilities. They were recording presentations and have now posted them on YouTube.
You can find all the presentations here.
The Escapist tends to run from fairly interesting to incredibly frustrating. Recently they’ve done a big graphical/interface overhaul, and one of the features that they’ve added is Zero Punctuation. Basically podcast crossed with a flash cartoon (a flashcast?), it’s voiced by a fast talking Brit called Yahtzee. I posted about this one because it perfectly reflects my feelings about BioShock. Hope you all enjoy!
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