Sound in Games…Why the Neglect?

Thursday, October 18th, 2007 Posted in Feature | No Comments »

Sound design in games is usually given no more attention than a bullet point at the end of a review. Often, this bullet point incorrectly labeled as sound mainly focuses on the music of the game. While a ...

Stunning Victory…An Economics Approach to Game Design (Part II)

Saturday, October 6th, 2007 Posted in Feature | 1 Comment »

In Part I, we discussed how the economic concept of utility can be applied to create a game that provides utility (fun) to the consumer (player). Just as a brief review, utility exists when the product has some value to ...