Greg Aleknevicus’ 2003 thoughts on Player Interaction are well worth checking out. I was particularly interested in the notion of Multi-player Solitaire which specifically relates to what I’m writing on “strategicness”.
Author: Jonas Heide Smith
For the Fins
Given the number of Fins in my department. The talented… the irrestistable… winners of the Eurovision song contest:
Players’ Realm anthology forthcoming
The game studies anthology I’ve been editing with Patrick Williams is taking shape. It should be out this fall. And will be known as:
J. Patrick Williams, and Jonas Heide Smith (eds.). 2006 (forthcoming). “The Players’ Realm: Studies on the Culture of Video Games and Gaming.” Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.
Table of contents etc. here
Update: Seems the publication date has been postponed to early 2007.
Game Research 2.0 (work in progress)
I’m tweaking WordPress to work as a CMS for www.game-research.com. Updating the old thing has been just too difficult – and so nothing will stand in the way of new content (of which various things are planned).
If you wish to contribute to the site – in the form of a book review etc. – let me know.
The new version is visible at www.game-research.com/2.
Comments? Suggestions? (Put ’em here).
Autofire anomaly
My trusted jonas@autofire.dk email address may be going under for a few days during a web host transfer. As always, I respond with the utmost courtesy at smith@itu.dk.