Cultural differences in how we play social network games
My colleague Yu-Hao and I have a new article out in Computers in Human Behavior about how cultural orientation affects people’s motivations to play social network games and how they […]
Category Archives: ::Games::
Designing games for pigs (and humans!): Interview with team behind the “Playing with Pigs” project
Check out my interview with designers/researchers of Pig Chase at Play As Life: Designing games for pigs (and humans!): Interview with team behind the “Playing with Pigs” project.
Are parents (not videogames) making kids violent?
The media is constantly blaming violent video games, claiming that they make children violent. Although there is not much scientific evidence proving this is true– some people would argue that […]
An underlying explanation for why Zynga risks talent drain
This NYT article talks about how the aggressive culture at Zynga may pressure employees to leave. In short, the article suggests that employees of Zynga are unhappy because of: Long […]
The Sims Social: Where do you draw the line at “love”?
(cross-posted on Play As Life) Let’s talk about faux-social: if you thought Zynga was being “bad” by encouraging social interactions among players, EA should be arrested for making social interactions […]
Casual Connect: Live-blogging, reflections on Sean Ryans’ talk
I’m currently at Casual Connect, an industry conference for casual game developers. I’m here as a photographer, but mostly attending sessions that pique my interest as a researcher. Here are […]
Stupidest question in the world: Do violent games make kids violent?
I don’t do research on games and violence, but I can’t help but get so annoyed when I read about so-called “disputes” on whether or not violent games make kids […]
Asian wave changing look of online games (2004)
Ed: I was extremely disappointed to find out that the archives of my old articles when I was writing at the JoongAng Daily-International Herald Tribune have been wiped. Digital death! […]
