Posts Tagged ‘Video Gaming’

Washington DC in a nutshell

Upon arriving to DC, I didn’t realise how small it was. We’re actually about 30 minutes north on the red line, and happen to be in Maryland. My friend whom we met on the first day arriving for dinner who lives out west 30 minutes in Virginia. The placement of DC seems rather random, but [...]

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The Death Penalty (in video games)

Meeting your avatar’s death is inevitable in a video game. A simple mistake in judgement, a mistimed jump, a poor weapon selection are some scenarios a player can face and ultimately meet their doom. The problem with death is not that it happens, it’s the way that the game mechanics deal with death. Death in [...]

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