Archive for March, 2009

The Witcher: the unbearable lightness of role-playing

Saturday, March 28th, 2009 Posted in game reviews / reports, game studies, games | 2 Comments »

Continuing the conversation started by Sean Sands and his 2009 horizons broadening project, here are my thoughts on CD Projekt Red's game The Witcher. The game uses the setting and ... Read more..

Tomb Raider: Underworld and broadening gaming horizons

Saturday, March 28th, 2009 Posted in games, games and learning | No Comments »

As I wrote about last month, I recently completed the game Tomb Raider: Underworld. I played this on a whim. I had never played a Tomb Raider game before and ... Read more..

State of Academic Library Gaming: Response to Paul Waelchi’s Letter

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 Posted in academic libraries, games and learning | 1 Comment »

State of Academic Library Gaming Paul Waelchli of Research Quest recent sent around an email to some academic librarians who have shown an interest in gaming. I encourage you all to ... Read more..

Horizons Broadening Project

Friday, March 6th, 2009 Posted in games, games and learning | No Comments »

What do we think about when we play games? My answer to this question varies. Often, I only want to be immersed in an escapist world and not thinking about anything ... Read more..