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! […]
Category Archives: ::Games::
Finally: a Black Female Protagonist in a casual game
It is very rare to find a non-white female character as the main character in video games. Many studies of triple A titles (big budget games) have shown that women […]
We need gummy bear vitamin games
We need games that are like gummy bear vitamins. Games that you would play regardless of the beneficial effects. I’ve ranted about this a few times before (e.g., here and […]
Re-thinking real estate value from playing Cityville
Playing Cityville, one of the newer games by Zynga, one can learn some valuable lessons about real estate. This goes with almost all city building games such as Sim City, […]
Defining social games
There has been much quibble about defining social games. What is a social game? Aren’t all multiplayer games social? Are board games social games? Aren’t MMOs social games? Isn’t Xbox […]
Why do people get married in virtual worlds?
“My boyfriend cheated on me,” A said. It sounded strange, coming from the lips of an 11-year old. “How do you know he cheated?” “I saw him with another girl.” “Maybe he […]
Asians customize their avatar more than whites
(cross-posted on Playaslife.com) Survey results of 176 Facebook game players showed significant differences between Asians and Caucasians in play motivation, perceptions of gifting and the extent to which the players engage […]
Reflections on games
New posts in Play As Life on how social network games (Facebook games) are dumbing games down for mass audiences (and why that is good) as well as an interview […]
D. Yvette Wohn 