The Failure of Dear Esther
Last week, Artistry in Games ran a piece by Suzanne Verras entitled ‘The Art of Video Games as Interactive Stories: Dear Esther’, which celebrated the acclaimed indie title. She argued…
Defining Moments In Games: Okami – How A Single Flower Broke My Heart
Welcome to the maiden voyage of a new series here on Artistry in Games: Defining Moments in games. In this series, I’m going to be taking a look at some…
The Evolution of Dragon Age
Evolution is a necessity for all things, especially in today’s entertainment industry, where companies must adapt to their audience’s preferences quickly or perish in their competitor’s wake. Since the first…
USERGENERATION: Vincent DiDaniele
“I used to play that game for hours with the Konami code as a kid,” Vincent tells me. “It wasn’t until years later that I would eventually complete the game…
Form, Space and Polygon : Form Follows Function (and Creepers)
Architecture. When this word is heard in the context of gaming, the usual expectation is to enter a discussion of software systems or data management. In this series – Form,…
The Art of Gaming Competitively
Anyone who loves sport or knows someone who does has heard lines such as, “that touchdown/goal/try was a work of art!” Many sports fanatics consider their favorite athletes to be…