I keep throwing money at the screen, but nothing’s happening!!!
can i just own this sweater or
(Source: swagdahl)
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Theory: Was Ico’s title inspired by Giorgio de Chirico?
Chalk this one up as speculation, but it seems like more than coincidence. It is well-known that the surrealistic art of Giorgio de Chirico was an influence on Fumito Ueda when he made Ico, but did he go so far as to name the game after him? As NeoGAF forum member Dunan points out, the last three letters of de Chirico’s name seem to be the inspiration for Ico’s title.
de Chirico
Source: NeoGAF.
Kill Screen: This seven year-old's idea for the next Batman game is amazing
Who says that great game ideas have to come from professionals, or even adults? A seven year-old named Quincy recently emailed his plan for the next Batman title to Bitmob. The full text of his letter is below:
I am Quincy and am 7 years old. I have ideas or suggestions for new batman…
(Source: bitmob.com)
Playing videogames cures lazy eye in kids
According to a recent study, kids with lazy eye who played one hour of videogames a day, using only their weaker eye, were very likely to improve their vision. According to one of the participants,
“Playing the shooting games while using just my weaker eye was hard at first, but after a few months I could win all game levels easily,” said Sen. “I’m very happy that I stuck with the program. My vision has improved a lot, so that I now have no trouble studying or taking exams. My tennis game also improved, and of course I’m now a pro PC gamer.”
-Jason Johnson
Kill Screen: Are videogames most like poetry?
In a recent interview about his game-poem A Slow Year, written for Atari 2600, Ian Bogost mused over why videogames are often compared to films and novels, when the closest analogy might be poetry.
poetry feels game-like to me not because it is procedural, but because it is highly…
(Source: quod.lib.umich.edu)
