Modern Gaming and its Influence in Other Industries
As technology continues to evolve, ideas developed in gaming are likely to find new applications across industries that once seemed completely separate from video games.
Author: The Game of Nerds
The Anatomy of False Safety: Why Friendly Elements Dominate Digital Horror Games
Digital horror frequently utilises positive imagery to generate severe psychological distress. Game designers deliberately take symbols of safety, such as childhood aesthetics, bright colours, and smiling faces, and recontextualise these elements as active threats.
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The People Who Actually Drew Your Pokemon Cards
Every Pokemon card has a name printed on it that is not the Pokemon’s. It sits in tiny text along the bottom edge, usually ignored, and it belongs to the person who illustrated the thing you are holding.
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How Counter-Strike Skins Turned Into a Collector’s Hobby
Counter-Strike skins made that journey faster than any of them. In a little over a decade a cosmetic layer added to a shooter turned into a collecting culture with its own vocabulary, its own condition grading and its own price history.
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From Bedroom Producers to Gaming Legends: How Modern Indies Are Rewriting the Rules of Game Soundtracks
The indie gaming space is hungrier than ever for passionate, unique musical voices. Go fire up a DAW, load up a synth patch, and start creating the soundtrack for your own digital worlds.
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