11 February 2006
Only a Game: Na na na na na na na na na Katamari Analysis
by bcpbcp
Katamari Damacy = [N] x [V]
[N] =
Katamari (avatar)
Objects
[V] =
Roll
Clump
(Quick Turn)
(Dash)
(Look)
(Map)
[N/N] (adjectives) =
Size/Katamari
Size/Object
19 January 2006
Only a Game: The Rituals of Alea
by bcpbcp
Games designers have a tendency to overlook or dismiss alea (chance), although in cultural terms it is a highly significant class of games. The global video games industry has around $28,000 million turnover, whereas the global gambling industry is worth a staggering $1,098,000 million, forty times as much.
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