Category: In Hindsight

Posted in Features In Hindsight

Videogames: The Future of Storytelling

People tell stories and, as we've evolved both as lifeforms and as a culture, our methods of telling stories have evolved as well. The latest…

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Taking a Vacation in the Apocalypse

There's something attractive about the end of the world. Don't believe me? Go take a look at the shelves of your favorite video game retailer,…

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Game of the Year Debate: Skyrim vs. Arkham City

Hey everyone, my name is Austin Bumpus, aka JimmerCrackCorn, and I would like to introduce myself to you all with this first article of mine….

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The Evolution of Genre

Alex Shaw looks at how games have evolved over the years and where we can expect them to go in the future.

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By the Numbers: The Lost Art of Procedural Generation

Just like cinema in its early decades, video games have always been driven on by a breakneck pace of technological progress. As with other software,…

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The Next 20 Years in Gaming

This year’s keynote speech by Ray Kurzweil at the 2008 Game Developers Conference addressed quite an important topic: the next 20 years in gaming. Given…

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