Category Archives: Games

Sexism in Gaming Culture

Posted on 29/08/2011 by Mark

I didn’t attend this year’s Freeplay games festival held in Melbourne but I did listen to the audio from the panel at it titled ‘The Words That We Use’ in which the panellists were unable to name a single female … Continue reading →

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The Sims Social

Posted on 20/08/2011 by Mark

I have a gaming confession. I have never played any games in The Sims series on the PC. They are a hugely successful series and in total, have sold more than one hundred million copies globally. I once had a … Continue reading →

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The Comeback comes back

Posted on 12/08/2011 by Mark

On Tuesday evening I attended the IGDA Bits & Piece: Finding Funding event at The Arthouse Hotel. It was an evening to learn about finding funding for game projects and also to meet other game developers and playtest their games. … Continue reading →

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The Comeback

Posted on 31/05/2011 by Mark

I’ve been working on a game with some other people from class for a little while now. It’s a platform game for iphone called The Comeback. It’s about a middle-aged, formerly famous but now retired rocker named Nicolas Dagger who … Continue reading →

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Introduction

Posted on 18/05/2011 by Mark

And so it begins. Hi! I’m Mark Duval. I’m a games design student at the moment at a college in Sydney, Australia. I’ve been playing games for longer than I can remember. Now I make them too. I enjoy games … Continue reading →

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