Why do we create and play games? Is there any fundamental difference between conventional board & card games and contemporary video games? What does it mean to call yourself a gamer in this age?
In this blog I intend to address these and other questions about gaming in general. I'm looking for the deeper meaning and motivations behind games in all their forms. I want to cut through the bombast and hyperbole of modern video games, uncover the hidden strategies of the most complex board games, and find the core of what gaming is and what it means to us.
From Monopoly to Dungeons & Dragons, Pong to Modern Warfare, Go Fish to Magic: the Gathering, I'll be digging deep into the philosophy, politics, and controversies of the people who make games and those of us who play them.
So roll a d20, draw a random card, or plug in a controller... and Game On!
In this blog I intend to address these and other questions about gaming in general. I'm looking for the deeper meaning and motivations behind games in all their forms. I want to cut through the bombast and hyperbole of modern video games, uncover the hidden strategies of the most complex board games, and find the core of what gaming is and what it means to us.
From Monopoly to Dungeons & Dragons, Pong to Modern Warfare, Go Fish to Magic: the Gathering, I'll be digging deep into the philosophy, politics, and controversies of the people who make games and those of us who play them.
So roll a d20, draw a random card, or plug in a controller... and Game On!
Nice first blog post. Now do one on Hat Fortress.
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