Category: game
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Why educators don’t like video games
Here’s a research topic: the effects of video games on low income households. We often think of games as this epic thing that will “revolutionize learning” but we forget that it’s also a “pangmayaman” hobby. And I’m not only talking about the barrier to entry, mahal talaga maging gamer. Pero the cost of game addiction…
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Action Reality
Recently, I played an unfinished arpg by Matthew Gartland. The game had no intricate backstory other than I asked him for a copy of the game instructions and I decided to give it a go after reading and re-reading it for a few weeks. It was a rather playful experience, with instructions carefully balanced between…
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PGDF Awards (part 3)
Part 1 | Part 2 I was going to sweep the whole PGDF awards thing under the rug but this morning they emailed me that some of the judges and organizers reconsidered and now my game is in the right category. The game is now up against Jan Jan the Jeepney and Crazy Kite!! I’ll be blunt…
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PGDF Awards (part 2)
(part 1 here) The application process could have been simpler. The nomination instructions were hidden in a subpage. I had to get birth certificates and stuff just to prove the games are authentic Filipino. Are we that distrustful as an industry that we’ll think someone is going to cheat here? Last Wednesday, I received an…
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PGDF Awards (part 1)
Getting awards isn’t really a priority in all my game-makings. I’m not keen in joining sponsored/professional competitions. They tend to be serious and stressful and that level of competition just isn’t fun for me. Besides, the games I like to make and the games judges expect rarely exist in the same universe. Sure, I dream…
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From Flash to Atari 2600
For more almost 2 months now, I’ve been trying to learn making games on this: Why (normal answer)? I didn’t have real assembly programming experience so I have no idea how hard the ‘good old days’ actually were. (Blame my college instructor who only met us thrice, gave us passing grades and disappeared). I want…
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Flowers for Jose Rizal
Last May, I maybe started this game collective. There are a lot of reasons why I did that but they’re fit for another post. Now, a game collective isn’t one if we don’t at least make games for ourselves. So we did just that. We were supposed to make a game about Jose Rizal to…
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How to make an “educational” Math game
Dudes, I am not an educator. I taught some classes, yes, but I don’t have formal education on educating. I don’t claim to be an expert on teaching kids. But I am, to a certain extent, a gamer. But nope, I’m not hardcore. Just a gamer. My Personal Sad Story Here’s my personal sad story: I…
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