Over the Edge

Over the Edge – chapter 1

Solipskier

Solipskier (iPhone). You can play the Flash version here.

The game was developed by Mikengreg Games. They also have interesting readings at Intuition Games.

(via Bogdan)

Art History of Games

Here are all the sessions from the Art History of Games symposium in Atlanta, recorded for your viewing pleasure. Haven’t gone through all of these myself but just looking at the topics and the names present on stage, it’s safe to assume this is something that you have to watch:

The Art History of Games	Sharp, John; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts
Doorknobs and Butterflies: Games After Art	Lantz, Frank; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; NYU Game Center
Image Games	Paul, Christiane; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; New School (New York, N.Y.); Whitney Museum of American Art
Interactive Storytelling is our Project Xanadu	Rohrer, Jason; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts
Keynote Panel Discussion: John Romero, Christiane Paul, Harvey Smith, Richard Lemarchand; Moderator, Ian Bogost	Romero, John; Paul, Christiane; Smith, Harvey; Lemarchand, Richard;Bogost, Ian; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; Id Software; New School (New York, N.Y.); Whitney Museum of American Art; Arkane Studios; Naughty Dog, Inc.; Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
Masters Among Us	Romero, John; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; Id Software
One Falls for Each of Us: The Prototyping of Tragedy	Brathwaite, Brenda; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts
Over games	Harvey, Auriea; Samyn, Michael; Savannah College of Art and Design;Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; Tale of Tales
Panel Discussion: Jay David Bolter, Celia Pearce, Henry Lowood ; Moderator, Michael Nitsche	Bolter, J. David; Pearce, Celia; Lowood, Henry; Nitsche, Michael;Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Literature, Communication, and Culture; Stanford University
Panel Discussion: Jesper Juul, Frank Lantz, John Sharp ; Moderator, Christoph Kluetsch	Sharp, John; Juul, Jesper; Lantz, Frank; Kluetsch, Christoph; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; NYU Game Center
Panel Discussion: Nathalie Pozzi, Eric Zimmerman, Tale of tales ; Jason Rohrer, Brenda Brathwaite ; Moderator John Sharp	Pozzi, Nathalie; Zimmerman, Eric; Harvey, Auriea; Samyn, Michael;Rohrer, Jason; Brathwaite, Brenda; Sharp, John; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; Tale of Tales
Players are artists too	Lowood, Henry; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; Stanford University
Play’s the Thing: Games as fine art	Pearce, Celia; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
The Pure Game: A Short History of Video Game Aesthetics	Juul, Jesper; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; NYU Game Center
Sixteen Tons	Pozzi, Nathalie; Zimmerman, Eric; Savannah College of Art and Design;Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts
Videogames & the two avant-gardes	Bolter, J. David; Schrank, Brian J.; Savannah College of Art and Design;Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts; Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
What is an Art History of Games?	Nitsche, Michael; Bogost, Ian; Sharp, John; Savannah College of Art and Design; Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts;Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Literature, Communication, and Culture

Ultima 6 – Special Edition Cassette

This is an audio-cassette (44m) included with the Special Edition of “Ultima VI: The False Prophet” and features Richard Garriot talking about the history of Ultima series. Very rare cool stuff  that worth preserving! This is what I love about UG, people who care enough about the games to come up with stuff like this which would be lost otherwise.

Ultima VI Audio Cassette – Side A

Ultima VI Audio Cassette – Side B

Catherine – Studio 4C

The awesome Studio 4°C decided to make a game: Catherine.

Hummingbird Mind

Hummingbird Mind

Depict1

Depict1

Under the Garden

Under the Garden (via RPS)

Game Theory with Scott Steinberg – Episode 1: Reinventing the Video Game Industry

Via Game Theory.

Game Design: Raising the Bar

Will Wright, Sid Meier, Shigeru Miyamoto we all know the names. But how do today’s top designers stay ahead of the game? Here, living legends reveal how they’ve had to adapt to keep pace, and what changes such radical shifts herald for the entire field.