Posts Tagged ‘Edge’

Are Games Media or Design Objects?

In Articles on 15 January 2010 tagged criticism, Dave Malouf, design, discussions, Edge, Frank Lantz, games, Matt Jones, meaning, media, play, rules, twitter with 4 comments

In a recent post on the Edge blog – which, if you consider yourself a games designer, you absolutely must read – Matt Jones asks: “Why should pocket calculators be put on a pedestal, and not Peggle?” He writes about the need for games to be appreciated and critiqued as design objects. He points out [...]

Tools for Having Fun

In Articles on 18 April 2008 tagged casual gamers, Edge, experience, fun, game design, games, gaming, hardcore gamers, magazines, play, PONG, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter IV, tools, Vice with Comments Off

One of the nicer things about GDC was the huge stack of free magazines I took home with me. Among those was an issue of Edge, the glossy games magazine designed to look good on a coffee table next to the likes of Vogue (or whatever). I was briefly subscribed to Edge, but ended up [...]