Edge has a very cool new feature about the making of Cart Life, Richard Hofmeier's groundbreaking, award-winning life sim.
And Then The Video Game Industry Woke Up
The 2013 Game Developers Conference is over. The chatter of the show floor has faded, the bathroom lines have evaporated, and the various stacked hangovers have worn off. The week still feels like something of a blur, but squint your eyes just so, filter out the noise and the music and the glowing laptop monitors, and…
Cart Life, the the stark yet moving business simulator nominated for an IGF, is now available on Steam.
What the Video Game Vendor Selling Hot Dogs Knows About Life
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Considering the source, it's an unlikely statement. When Oregon was marching to a No. 1 ranking and a berth in the national championship game in 2010, Richard Hofmeier was running an art gallery in Eugene's funky Whiteaker neighborhood. Where nearly every video game treats all-star status and on-field glory as the…