Don’t Fear The Reaper: Redefining Death As Art In Games
Death. It’s primed and ready to catch all of us someday, but for gamers it comes far more often. I’m, of course, speaking of death in video games themselves. It’s…
Gallery of the Unseen: The Historic Use of Art in Gaming
For a medium so heavily dependent on visuals, it’s odd how easy it can be to overlook the sheer amount of detail work involved in video game creation. The more…
Nevermind: Teaching Through Scaring
When one thinks of methods of teaching, scaring probably does not spring to mind. However, the team behind Nevermind aims to change that fact. By monitoring the player, the game…
Metal Gear… Lifesaver?
The release of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes last week puts me in a rather contemplative frame of mind. The Metal Gear franchise is my favorite in all of…
The Art of Video Games as Interactive Stories: Dear Esther
The art of video games is that there are so many kinds, from first-person shooters to horror-survival games, from point-and-click adventure games to sports games. Because of all these different…
MOBA Madness: ‘League of Legends’ Game Art
“What is League of Legends,” you ask? Crawl a little farther out from that rock and I will tell you. League of Legends, or ‘LoL’ as it is commonly referred…
Musical Moments: Metroid Prime
Oh Metroid! My word do I love Metroid! The Metroid series is actually in a close race with The Legend of Zelda series for my all-time favorite game series. Each…
5 Gorgeous Old School Video Games That Would Benefit From An HD Facelift
HD remakes are a hot topic amongst gamers. On one hand, you have those who think they cheapen the legacy of the original or believe them altogether unnecessary. On the…
USERGENERATION: Bill Kerney & CustomTF
“I think every child has the desire to mod things,” Bill tells me. “You’re given a Lego set that’s supposed to build the Eiffel Tower or whatever, and you end…
Video Games and the Lost Art of Cinematography
Cinematography is a bit of an alien concept to most video games. As the name might suggest, it relates primarily to cinema, involving the fine details of the composition of…