The Cruel Mathematics

hellojed — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:44:44 -0800

Tim Rogers has written a long piece about the evils of social gaming and the mechanics of getting players to pay for virtual items. This, in reaction to certain mechanics in the new facebook mega-game, The Sims Social, which Tim has also reviewed, calling it "A Love Letter from a Computer Virus"

Final Stage Boss Battle with Infant Mortality

anotherpanacea — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:32:54 -0800

Ever wondered what would happen if all those people playing Farmville and Mafia Wars were trying to save the world instead? Enter Urgent Evoke, "a ten week crash course in changing the world," designed by Jane McGonigal (who previously designed World without Oil) for the World Bank Institute. Players take on tasks like the UN Millennium Development Goals. Wanna play? Your first assignment is to read this.