Sean, aka Gumby, wrote an article recently entitled “Diagnosing Player Rage: A Case Study” where he brought up the topic of player rage and discussed the motives behind rage pertaining to a particularly rageful friend of his. It was a very interesting article and the inspiration for today’s lesson. I highly suggest you check it out whenever you get a [...]

Now that Oculus Rift pre-order mayhem is well underway, and Sony paves the way to launch Playstation VR, it’s time to look into a crystal ball and predict the future of virtual reality. What will happen to the anticipated technology in 2016? Not much, according to a recent report by Superdata Research—at least in the realms of PC and consoles. [...]

There is a well-established and heated debate among gamers when it comes to the funding source of Massive Multiplayer Online RPG’s. The trope goes something like this: a game launches with a pay to play monthly subscription. Inevitably, subscription numbers begin to dwindle and the company eventually moves to a free to play model. Is this a bad thing? Not [...]

It all started during a simple walk to my nearby smoothie store. The sun was beating down from about a noonish position and I started to think, “What if an MMO’s in-game time reflected the real world on a 1:1 scale?” I immediately dismissed the idea as ludicrous. Many MMO players are only able to play during certain periods of [...]

When I was a kid I chose not to participate in Dota LAN groups because of truculent friends. I’m older now and those same invested friends have learned to enjoy games whether they win or lose—it’s an almost inevitable part of maturity. But some personalities never learn. And it’s baffling how large egos expand, like a balloon blown by someone [...]