January 30, 2004
Gamers Night Groove - Jan. 31st
GNG JANUARY -> Venue: Game Time Nation 111 E 12th St NYC. Open to all ages. $8 at the Door/ $6 for Students with ID. $12 Special for double admission GNG and Direct Drive after party->(21+ @ Rare - 416 W14th St btw. 9 & 10th Ave 10 - 4am)
http://game.newyork-tokyo.com/
Posted by richard ting at January 30, 2004, 01:37 PM
January 15, 2004
Gaming With an Opponent Who's 'Over There'
LAST month Kevin Dustin Sr. spent a Monday afternoon playing video games with his son, Kevin Jr. While this might be an everyday event for many families, his session was conducted long distance, and was aimed at improving military morale.
Mr. Dustin Sr. was at a Microsoft Xbox set up at the U.S.O. center near Times Square, and his son, a 25-year-old Air Force staff sergeant, was 4,000 miles away at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. The 90 minutes they spent playing Project Gotham Racing 2 was part of a collaboration between an Air Force command, Microsoft and the U.S.O. that enables military personnel overseas to play video games and speak with their families and friends using an online gaming connection called Xbox Live.
"It makes you feel a lot closer," the senior Mr. Dustin, 47, said after playing during an inaugural event that was also attended by his 24-year-old daughter, Laura. "It's like we were both sitting there next to each other playing."
Read the full article at NYTimes.com
Posted by richard ting at January 15, 2004, 11:44 AM
January 07, 2004
Taipei Ludographic Game Design Workshop
Taipei Ludographic Game Design Workshop
In the following pages you will find links to resource pages for Ludographers - Game Designers - and others of their ilk. Much of this material has been assembled for the benefit of students at National Chengchi University for their Game Design Project assignments. However, the material is also of general use to myself and other professional and non-professional game designers.