Archive for March, 2008
Can you geek it old-school?
Posted by Mr. Videogame Writer Guy | Filed under geek skills
Quick note: are you retro?
Can you do the old-school geek thing?
Check out the Obsolete Skills List and see which ones ring a bell. What can you still do? Optimize modem connections with AT commands? Park a hard disk? (Okay, so it’s not that hard.) How about use a scythe or a sextant?
Tags: old school geek, retro geek
Game design: Call of Juarez
Posted by Mr. Videogame Writer Guy | Filed under game design
Game design case study of the Xbox 360’s Call of Juarez
I played a decent chunk of this shoot-em-up - “the only Western first-person shooter experience on Xbox 360″ - the other evening. I’m curious as to what other Westher shooter experiences there might be in the game universe. I’m offering $25, public accolades, and a [...]
Tags: call of juarez, game design, game design case study, game designer, game writer, Game Writing, level design, videogame designer, videogame writer