Some of what we're up to at work got picked up by ARGnet, in a very nice writeup, which is pleasing - thanks ARGnet! In short, gameswise we have two ARGs in development, as well as a visually-exciting flash game, and something super cool for PC at the paperwork stage, too. A general (and early-days) overview of the portfolio of stuff (we're not just doing games, of course) can be found at the Guardian, although I've also been getting some more very nice newer ideas across my desk recently, verrrry nice. It's been a busy few months!
I did a Games and Education panel at BETT yesterday, with Margaret Robertson (the one and only) as chair, and Gobion Rowlands, Derek Robertson, Aleks Krotoski and myself answering her (and the audience's) questions. It was much fun to do, probably because, as Margaret put it, the panel was made up of someone who commissions educational games (me), someone who makes educational games (Gobion), someone who studies educational games (Aleks) and someone who uses educational games to teach with (Derek). Nice gamut. There was a tangible love for games as technology and cultural artifacts that can be used to do great things with, which produces a good, fuzzy-in-the-tummy feeling.
I've also got a giant project about to land in a few weeks, but details on that can wait for now. Meanwhile, the loo's packed in, the bath's leaking, the Japanese bum-washing toilet seat* that we bought off eBay uses a transformer that's as loud as a generator, and my PC's sound has died again. I can't get to the chocolate ice cream because the washing machine is pulled into the kitchen while the builder attempts to find the water main (we can't find it). It's like home is the yin to my work's yang at the moment. Or something.
Anyway, back to it.
*This is what going to the Tokyo Game Show does to you.
Read the Grauniad article - it all sounds very cool. Crime-busting in Georgian London, excellent. The Ministry thingummy too.
3D Tetris on the other hand - aargh! I'm sure it'd be a doddle in virtual reality.
Posted by: Vincent | January 11, 2008 at 17:52
LOL oh my...you can find anything on eBay, can't you?!
Posted by: Dara | January 12, 2008 at 08:35