Posts tagged with Games
Reflecting on 20 Years of NBA2K
By the time this post gets published, 2K Sports will have released the newest iteration of their best-selling NBA2K series—NBA 2K19—which this year will also mark the 20th game and 20th year for the annual franchise. I&…
The Coming-of-Age of E-sports
I ran across this article recently, comparing the culture and business of professional sports with competitive gaming, a la e-sports: Why Competitive Gaming is Starting to Look a lot Like Professional Sports It's a pretty detailed look…
Impressions of Virtual Reality in 2018
When both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets both launched in 2016, they were supposed to set a new standard for virtual reality: high-resolution displays, motion tracking both the headset and controllers, and software finally good enough…
Nintendo Labo is a Gateway Toy
No one does video games for kids quite to the level of Nintendo. Their latest experiment, the Nintendo Labo kit, is a great take on blending the virtual and digital nature of video games with movements in the physical world.…
Review: Blood, Sweat and Pixels
Computer Science 101 is a pretty popular class nowadays. Most of the initial rush of interest is likely due to hype and the elevation of tech in popular culture, but many who wade into the field thinking it's…
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus was a PlayStation 2 game released in 2005 about a hero tasked with the seemingly impossible mission of defeating giant colossi, in order to revive a comatose companion. It was a one-of-a-kind game,…
