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Category Archives: Games
Now and Tomorrow
I’ve been enrolled in a Screen course at TAFE this semester. Initially I thought it would a breezy lazy course, but no, but it’s been quite a busy semester thus far. One assessment was to make a short seven minute … Continue reading
After The Fall
May I shrink to dust In your cold, wild Wastes, And may my tongue speak Its last hymn to your winds. I wanted to do what Shigeru Miyamoto did ever since I read an interview with him in Nintendo Magazine … Continue reading
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Tagged autodidactism, education, Morrowind, prestigious college, Richard Garriott, Shigeru Miyamoto
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On Teaching Yourself
Doom 2 was a light bulb moment in education for me as a teenager. I’d picked up a copy for twelve dollars in a videogames bargain bin at Harvey Norman. There was a time when you could find quality games … Continue reading
Nazis, demons, and autodidactism
I was about to commence this with the term “PC Gaming Master Race”, but that may be a poor choice of words considering this post starts with Wolfenstein 3D, a game about Nazis. Wolfenstein 3D was the game that moved … Continue reading
How I killed Adolf Hitler and won the war
My name is William Joseph Blazkowicz, or “B.J.” to my friends, and this is how I killed Adolf Hitler and won the war. I was born in 1911 on the 15th of August . My parents were from Poland and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolf Hitler, B.J. Blazkowicz, Castle Wolfenstein, FPS, Mecha Hitler, Nazis, Wolf 3D, Wolfenstein 3D, World War 2
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Global Game Jam 2012
I participated last week for the first time in the Global Game Jam. I hesitated at first to be involved, fearing that I was too much of a novice still. All I could think of upon arriving at Wollongong University, … Continue reading
Katawa Shoujo
I was first intrigued by Katawa Shoujo when I read Leigh Alexander’s write up of it two years ago, but only recently got around to playing it. Katawa Shoujo is an eroge visual novel in which the protagonist Hisao has … Continue reading
Super Mario 3D Land (Can Nintendo save us again?)
Crisis had returned to the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser had kidnapped Princess Peach and once again the plumber Mario was tasked to rescue her. That is the plot of the new Super Mario 3D Land game for the 3DS. Quelle surprise! … Continue reading
First student games
The first semester of my diploma this year had a heavy focus on games. This was fine with me, but it wasn’t so fine with other students in the class. The lesson learnt here is that if you’re going to … Continue reading
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Where to now?
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Today seems like a good time to update this neglected blog of mine and talk about the recent past and the future. It’s been neglected for two reasons. 1) I was finishing off my … Continue reading
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