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”.
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.