The end-game content of Bungie’s Destiny can be fairly challenging. This especially goes for Destiny’s raids. Though they are smaller than the World of Warcraft raids we read about in Nardi’s book (Destiny raids cap out at 6 people), they are similar to WoW raids in that they are long missions requiring coordination and communication between…
Blog of the Round Table 3. I couldn’t relate to this one at all
by Keenan T •
Jim Thorpe
by Skye •
In a world where the wasting of millions of dollars on people whose main talent is hitting, throwing, catching, or “dunking” a ball into some hole or open space. Walls are polluted with posters of these athletes in their stereotypical athletic poses. Nevertheless, the tearing and throwing of these posters will happen and be replaced…
Film Review: Atari: Game Over
by cgill •
Atari: Game Over is a documentary directed by Zak Penn that follows the story of “the worst video game in history”, E.T. released in 1982. It continues to follow it as a game that also brought the collapse of Atari, the first game engineers. An urban legend that also follows Atari’s collapse is that they…
Such WoW
by Claire Knaeble •
Elf Priest Response
by Alexina •
Opinion Time
by Skye •
Nardi, WoW, Freedom, and Farming
by Alan Kloosterhof •
Nardi’s My Life as a Night Elf Priest was a pretty fascinating read. One theory of hers that I found particularly enlightening was her comparison of the rule-less structure of a game like Second Life compared to a more traditionally ruled game like World of Warcraft. Though players could ostensibly do whatever they wanted in…
Wow, yeah, wow
by chandsaker •
Pervasive Sexism
by Oliver •
This week’s text, My Life as a Night Elf Priest, was like reading an account from a neighboring town. The names of the people and their activities might be different, but the general sentiments were spot on. I have lived and breathed this particular subculture since middle school, having been involved in multiple gaming groups…