Yesterday I assisted Heather Kelley with her workshop “Paper Games” on iterative game design, which was part of the “Make Me Eclectic” festival organized by Miss Balthazar’s Laboratory. The Lab focuses on offering workshops on new media and technology, as well as programming and other seemingly male-dominated areas to interested girls, women and transpeople. No entrance fees are necessary, which should lower any kind of barrier of participation.
Heather chose Eric Zimmerman’s paper version of the online game “SiSSYFiGHT 2000“, which takes place on a playground where girls tattle, tease and pull hair to lower the other girls’ self-esteem. The paper version works with simplified rules. In fact, there are only three actions you can take: team attack, solo attack and defense. Communication needs to be done in public – no whispering or letter-writing is allowed. Secret signs and using code, on the other hand, is perfectly fine! The one who can cheat, lie and bully their way through the game without losing their own self-esteem is the winner.
During yesterday’s workshop it became very clear that the topic of the game is not Continue reading ‘SiSSYFiGHT 3000 and Iterative Game Design’
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At the end of February, a mysterious postcard was delivered to my house. It was hand-written (as I would’ve expected from a postcard) and addressed to me. Someone was telling me about her research (about what?) close to a waterside (where?) and if I believed in the feeling of déjà vu. I was also asked to help the writer of the postcard (with what?) and that we would see each other at the end of the month. Signed…see, it was hard to tell because there was no signature. Not a hint of a name. Just a postcard with a beautiful shot of water, handwriting that I could not assign to anyone I know. A mystery. Naturally, I would try to solve it, so I consulted Twitter. Continue reading ‘ARG or “Who the hell sent me this postcard?”’
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2010 in Tags
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Tags: 7million, animal world, apartment, children's game, dutch, engagement, game, Level Design, MMO, nederland, wedding
Happy Holidays!
Sorry to scare you with this illustration but this is my attempt to wish you all fairly relaxed holidays, quality time with your loved ones and as much receiving as you are giving. Continue reading ‘Happy Holidays!’
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Bunnyscope
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Machinarium
Even though the new family member (PS®3) combined with the new games (The Beatles™ Rockband™, Little Big Planet™ and Arkham Asylum™) keeps me quite occupied and highly entertained I have not forgotten my passion for smaller adventures and indie games.
Ages ago I stumbled over the game Samorost and Continue reading ‘Machinarium’
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Tags: adventure, amanita design, arkham asylum, console, linux, little big planet, Mac, PC, point and click, PS3, rockband, samorost, samorost 2
It’s been a hard day’s night…
…and I’ve been drumming like a dog!
A few weeks ago the wonderful and ingenious mastermind of this residency decided that it was about time to spend an enormous amount of money on Beatles Rockband™. I agreed, since I was more than ready to take my destined place at the drums. From deep within I felt that drumming is the gift that needs room to blossom and develop. It turns out that I was right.
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Tags: beatlemania, beatles, beatles rockband, brütal legend, george harrison, guitar hero, jack black, john lennon, paul mccartney, playstation 3, ringo starr, rockband



