March 11th, 2013 by
Ema Hunt
The idea of organic beings creating artificial intelligence, AI, is saturated with the fear that their creation will develop an innate need to conquer. This concept has invaded most fictional worlds involving any form of artificial intelligence. Although not said outright, BioWare highlights this relationship between organics and AIs in the Mass Effect trilogy. By building a world where creating new AIs is illegal, BioWare sets the scene for existing artificial intelligences to establish themselves free from the control of their creators, and core to the Mass Effect universe is the idea that AIs can search for peace with organic...
March 11th, 2013 by
Lane Davis
So, it’s happened again. You goofed. You’re on your back looking at a black screen telling you words you already know. You’re dead, and the way you feel about it...
February 11th, 2013 by
Kevin Pabst
Lab Zero Games, formerly Reverge Labs who developed Skullgirls, hosted a crowdfunding campaign for a DLC character, Squigly, who was half-finished when their studio shuttered. By the end of the campaign, 15,881 people (suckers) donated $829,827, five and a half times the $150,000 that they were asking. The goal was the absolute minimum it would cost to finish and release Squigly, but...
January 11th, 2013 by
Lane Davis
My name is Lane Davis, and I’m doing something fantastically stupid. I’m pouring all my resources -- treasure, training, and time -- into something I’ve failed at nine times. It’s a vocation that’s brutally hard, strictly unforgiving, and utterly inexplicable to most people I meet. That’s right: I’m a game designer. If you’re a lover of games and game culture, a fanatic for puzzles...
December 11th, 2012 by
Kevin Pabst
1. It isn’t a game, but is a "Choose your own adventure" book. Mass Effect 2 (henceforth ME2) would have you believe it is interactive fiction (a game) but...
November 11th, 2012 by
Dennis Chen
Meet Jacob Walder: web designer, student, and Teh Pwn Gaming member. Like many of the nerd congregation, he has a taste for Portal, Minecraft, and League of Legends. Unlike the casual peaseants who only explore and build dirt huts Jacob has wrought a gallery of virtual works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mURZUSIZ670 For those of you that flex Reddit, send an upvote and a friend request his way. You can find his submissions and other works on his Reddit profile. If you see him at lounge, don't be afraid to throw a friendly hello his way. To see samples of his cube creations scroll on...
