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Automavision & Lookey
"Film as media has one great flaw - it's a one-way media with a passive audience. As much as I love to dictate the storyline and control the experience I still wish that the audience could take an...
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Sam & Max: Episode 5 - 'Reality 2.0' Impressions
Whenever I hear about an upcoming game that promises to lampoon the world of video/computer games, I usually just sigh. Most video games are ridiculous enough that most attempts to parody them comes...
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Saling the Thrift Store Gamut
It's been a long month of waiting. About four weeks ago, we'd suspected that the Chicago weather had finally hit desirable garage saling temperatures, but unfortunately that first weekend was drearier...
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An NES Theremin
Who doesn't love a theremin, what with its warm, electronics tone and enigmatic control scheme? Well, some time ago Chris Covell (who, among other things, was quite prolific in the NES demo scene and...
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"The Video Game Soundtrack of Our Lives"
While we enjoy the lazy, hazy days of summer by neglecting our writing duties, others are working hard to entertain this season. Case in point, starting this Saturday, the Chicago Cultural Center is...
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Lilting Through Kororinpa
I just wrapped up Hudson's Kororinpa: Marble Mania which is, fundamentally, the same game as Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, executed in the same manner, but far more memorable. In Super Monkey Ball:...
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“Bit Poppers, Chipsters, and Bitsters” - More Art of Play
It's hard to believe it's time for the second Art of Play Ohm Multimedia event already! I noted the first one two weeks ago, and tomorrow, July 13th, Bubblyfish, Receptors and Mason Dixon take the...
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Nervous Brickdown & the Space In-between
Nervous Brickdown, the first effort from DS developer Arkedo Studio, was quite the pleasant surprise! I was skeptical that anyone could pull off a 'modern' interpretation of a Breakout/paddle-and-ball...
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Silent Hill: Origins
After Silent Hill 4 I pretty much lost all hope for the series. Then Silent Hill: Origins, the prequel game for the Playstation Portable was handed over to an American company I'd never heard of. After...
View ArticleI Wish I'd Bought Fallout 3 On The PC
Basically, yeah. Aiming with the Xbox controller is just about impossible, so I usually don't bother with anything but VATS aiming except when an enemy's almost dead.I should have bought it on PC, but...
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