Will The 21st Century Be Defined By Games?
On Monday, Kotaku ran Eric Zimmerman's Manifesto for a Ludic Century
Manifesto: The 21st Century Will Be Defined By Games
Previous centuries have been defined by novels and cinema. In a bold manifesto we're proud to debut here on Kotaku, game designer Eric Zimmerman states that this century will be defined by games.
You can now watch the "Hotheaded Developers Rant Back" panel from the Game Developers Conference. Panelists like Eric Zimmerman, Anna Anthropy, Kellee Santiago, Anna Marsh, Naomi Clark and Mitu Khandaker all talked frankly and often rousingly about issues ranging from poor planning to crunch time to racial and gender…
The Difference Between A Good Video Game and a Bad One
During my first 25 years playing video games I had no theory about what makes a video game good. I knew the good ones when I played them. I just felt it.
Some More Ways Video Games are Like Porn (And Sex)
Yesterday, we ran a pullquote from independent game designer Eric Zimmerman
How Mainstream Video Games Are Like Porn
Video games are very popular. So is porn. If you ask game designer, Metagame co-creator
The New Best Way To Argue About Video Games [Now Back in Stock]
About a month ago, I wrote the following post about "The Metagame," a fun card game dedicated to fostering debate about video games. Right as I published it, however, the folks behind the game ran out of inventory. They've just gotten more printed, so I thought I'd re-post now that you can order your own deck.
This Video Might Convince Your Doubtful Friends That Games Can Be Art
For a relaxing time, sit back and watch this terrific PBS short documentary on the artistic merits of video games. The video runs only about 7 minutes, and features NYU's Eric Zimmerman, game designer and researcher Jesper Juul, Kotaku contributor and secret nerdcore superstar Leigh Alexander, and Babycastles…
East Coast Earthquake? QUICK! To Twitter!
An Earthquake hit Virginia today, and we felt tremors all up and down the east coast. Instead of seeking shelter or whatever you do when an earthquake hits, the games industry took to twitter to make jokes. Seems reasonable to us.