Posts Tagged ‘World’
June 26th, 2009
Julian Dibbell (author of Play Money and My Tiny Life)
“Play Money: Gold Farms, Polar Bear Rugs, and the World-Historical Relevance of Game Studies”
Julian Dibbell, author of My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World and Play Money: Or How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot, argues for a game studies that goes beyond traditional cultural and media theories — into the realms of political economy, social history, and computer science — in search of the emerging significance of computer games. Drawing on examples from his own experience in the “real-money trading” markets and other provocative social phenomena found in and around World of Warcraft, Ultima Online, and other massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), Dibbell leans hard on the best contemporary and historical thinking about games to urge game studies toward the broadest vision possible of its subject.
Duration : 1:6:33
June 23rd, 2009
http://SandboxGameMaker.com for the free download. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE UPDATE YOUR VIDEO DRIVERS.
If you have questions please visit our FAQ http://www.SandboxGameMaker.com/wiki
Kids checking out the Free 3D Game Maker Platinum Arts Sandbox 
The maps covered are Save The Princess 1 and Save The Princess 2. As a note the Princesses do talk now if you download the patch
Platinum Arts Sandbox is an open source easy to use standalone Free 3D Game Maker and 3D Game Design program currently being used in many schools throughout the world that allows kids and adults to create their own video games, worlds, levels, save the princess adventures and quests, even cooperatively! The goal is to make it accessible to kids but also powerful enough for full game projects. With a simple click and roll of a mouse wheel users can modify the world however they want. In the words of Margaret, a nine year old Sandbox whiz I babysit for, Press Edit and go fulfill your dreams!. Now features new game modes such as Save The Princess, sidescroller, machinima, kartmode, RPG, and more!
Duration : 0:6:6
June 23rd, 2009
MU Online is a 3D MMORPG that takes you, the player, into a fantasy world full of excitement, adventure and monsters. With several ways to train your character, MU is a sure way to a unique adventure. Join others in the quest to bring the continent of MU back to peace, and clear it from the clenches of Kundun and his forces forever.
Key Game Highlights:
· Over 100,000 ways to combine your items
· Real weather effects
· Heart pumping in-game PvP (player vs. player) events
· Easy in-game function and control
· Quality Customer Support
http://illuzonemu.servegame.com
ENJOY!!!!
Duration : 0:5:36
June 23rd, 2009
From the remains of Russia and the ruins of Berlin, to the beach and jungles of the deadly Pacific Theater, the volatile action takes on added depth as players employ new features that previously were only-available in multiplayer, including perks, rankings and online stats in up-to full four-player cooperative gameplay. New infantry and vehicle-based weapons, like the potent flamethrower, bring the battlefield ablaze.
Duration : 0:2:7
June 22nd, 2009
Call of Duty: World at War for Wii, Ps3 & X360.
High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKvvsKI3Dl0&feature=email&fmt=18
Wii Version looks freaking awesome !
This is not me playing. I got this video from Gametrailers.com
Duration : 0:10:45
^^
June 21st, 2009
http://SandboxGameMaker.com for the free download. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE UPDATE YOUR VIDEO DRIVERS.
If you have questions please visit our FAQ http://www.SandboxGameMaker.com/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ
Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker – Gameplay Trailer
Welcome to the Platinum Arts Sandbox Gameplay Trailer. The Free Open Source 3D Game maker can be downloaded at Kids.PlatinumArts.Net In our tutorial video we learned how to create and use the tools. In this video we are going look at some of the maps and gamemodes, and a clip of the upcoming action rpg. Unfortunately the rpg is at an early stage so monster dying animations are not working, but they will be. Also you’ll notice the hud is tough to see in the sidescroller as the recording resolution is much smaller than typically set in game. Thank you for your interest in Sandbox and now some music by our very talented composer, Jon Adam-itch aka Phoenix85
Platinum Arts Sandbox is an open source easy to use standalone Free 3D Game Maker and 3D World Creator currently being used in many schools throughout the world that allows kids and adults to create their own video games, worlds, levels, save the princess adventures and quests, even cooperatively! The goal is to make it accessible to kids but also powerful enough for full game projects. With a simple click and roll of a mouse wheel users can modify the world however they want. In the words of Meg, a nine year old Sandbox whiz I babysit for, Press Edit and go fulfill your dreams!. Now features new game modes such as Save The Princess, sidescroller, machinima, kartmode, RPG, and more! Take care and enjoy!
Duration : 0:6:24
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June 2nd, 2009
Ge Jin, PhD candidate in Communication at UCSD, is researching areas of the computer gaming culture in China, real money trade in online games and documentary filmmaking. In China, a new kind of factory hires people to play online games like World of Warcraft and Lineage and produce in-game currency, equipment, high-level characters and other virtual goods. Affluent gamers from Korea, Europe and America pay real money for these virtual goods to quickly raise their status in games. Jin’s research takes a close look at how these factories, commonly known as “gold farms”, organize the production and distribution of virtual goods.
Duration : 0:25:6