Twitch Plays Pokemon

Over the past week there has been a wide event taking place over at Twitch.tv called “Twitch Plays Pokémon”, or “TPP” for short. It is an online play-through of one of the classic Gameboy games “Pokémon Red”. But it’s not just one group of friends playing the game and commenting on it. Twitch Plays Pokémon is literally 70+ thousand viewers including you if you watch it, playing through this game using only commands that you typed out on your keyboard. TPP takes the concept of a thousand monkeys in a room full of typewriters, and replaces the typewriters with one Pokémon game. The results may actually surprise you.

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Game Time Episode 1: Contra

Game Time was an idea I had back in summer 2013 that was going to combine the use of video game reviews and a dry (almost non-existent) sense of humor. With the holidays coming and going I was finally able to work on the idea a bit further, allowing me to finish the first episode. In this episode of game time we are going to be looking into the game called “Contra” and it’s personal creepy factor. From the creature design to the general idea of the game itself, we find out that many different levels of creepy exist in this classic NES game. 

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Gog Game Website

Gog is a video game retailer website that sells classic pc games for an affordable price. Although they do sell classic games there is something unique about this website and that is when they give games away for free. Sometimes the games they give away are simple RPG’s (Role Playing Games) from around the past era much like Ultima VI or Dragonsphere. But sometimes, once in a blue moon you can get the old Fallout series for free. That’s right, a couple of weeks prior to this recording they had the classic Fallout series going for free. The reason it was being given away for free was because of the expiration of Interplay’s rights to the fallout series. Sometimes expiration can be a good thing.

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Mighty Ape 1-Day Sale

Australian Online Store, Mighty Ape is having a massive 1-Day Game Sale on thousands of PS3, Xbox, PC Games and heaps more... For those of you into gaming, there are some awesome deals on classic titles like Assassin's Creed, Bioshock, Aliens, Legend of Zelda, Far Cry 3.... the list goes on!

Mighty Ape deliver internationally and this sale is for today only, so you'll have to get in quick to grab those bargains.

Mighty Ape is also well know for it's range of Toys, Books, DVDs, Blu-rays and Computers. Be sure to check them out...

9 People Teaching Us Gamification

Finding effective ways of improving productivity and problem solving is a major focus for many of us. Whether it is in our own lives, or in teaching others, everything from metaphors to pneumatic devices can be helpful. One that has been around for awhile but was only recently named and applied in a more modern way is gamification.

What Is Gamification?

Coined by British computer programmer and game developer Nick Pelling, gamification is a term used to describe the application of "game thinking" into non-game related situations. It also uses "game mechanics" to the same effect.

It taps into the natural competitive spirit of human beings, and offers rewards for achievements at every level of success. Points can be awarded, special titles given, an end prize worked toward, and the whole process can be done as an individual or as a team. Anything that makes a task, either professional or personal, feel more like a game is gamification.

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