I’ve been chosen to help Beta test the new historic grand strategy game Great Invasions, from the people who brought you Pax Romana. The lead developer, Philippe Thibault, is one of the original designers of the Europa Universalis board game and helped in the translation of that game to the computer. Since it is a […]
Entries from January 20th, 2005
Video Game Ombudsman
January 17th, 2005 · Comments Off on Video Game Ombudsman · Uncategorized
I encourage you to check out the gaming blogs I link to on the right hand of the screen. Lots of them out there, but there are my favorites. Video Game Ombudsman(aka Kyle Orland) has had a couple of great stories this past week. One is on the recent ESA press release that emphasizes that […]
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The limits of strategy games and education
January 17th, 2005 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I’m doing my teaching training at the moment (I feel like I’ve been in school my whole life…) and when my colleagues learn that I am an avid computer gamer, many of them ask about the applicability of gaming to learning history. This is a common theme. A lot of people claim that a particular […]
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The problem with sequels
January 15th, 2005 · Comments Off on The problem with sequels · Uncategorized
I’m now playing Hearts of Iron 2 for an upcoming review and having some problems detaching myself from the original. Is it possible to evaluate a sequel out of the context of the earlier games? How about out of the context of all similar games? This is especially an issue with the Paradox grand strategy […]
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The Waiting Game
January 11th, 2005 · Comments Off on The Waiting Game · Uncategorized
OK, so I am waiting for my copy of Hearts of Iron 2 to arrive, and I can’t take it. The thing is, I’m not sure why I am so excited. It’s not like the original was amazing or anything. I mean, it was good for what it was, but the more I played it […]
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A plug for software I like
January 6th, 2005 · Comments Off on A plug for software I like · Uncategorized
For serious gamers like me, it’s nice to have a comprehensive list of everything you own. For stats geeks like me, it’s better to have an actual database. Now I could make my own database in Access if I had any clue how it actually worked. Or I could use Filemaker, which is more user […]
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