A few of us have been beta-testing my Minecraft server (1.7.3) in preparation for the fall semester. So far, so good (although I hate Creepers with a passion). Now, using a terrific third-party app called Tectonicus, together with Google Maps’ framework, *nix workhorse rsync, and a few custom-built client-side scripts, I’ve managed to create a [...] Read more – ‘Minecraft, Mapped’.
The White Sox of Chicago are on the eve of a do-or-die series with Minnesota’s noble Twins. But second baseman Brent Lillibridge’s mind is on the Array. From his twitter: Most important night of the year Halo coming out at 12 tonight and yes I’m in a line to get it… via Kotaku Read more – ‘America’s Future Pastime’.
What we play as scholars is as important as what we read. Gaming is experiential, and there is no substitute for this activity. Many — if not most — of the best thinkers in the field recognize this, and a wealth of books and articles on the topic of games and digital play are sustained [...] Read more – ‘Now Playing: Might and Magic, Clash of Heroes’.
