Motion Scan

Believable. Immersive.

Useful links:
http://depthanalysis.com
http://www.teambondi.com
http://www.rockstargames.com

Reality Is Broken

An inspiring note from Jane Mcgonigal. http://janemcgonigal.com

The Gamification Summit 2011

Top thought leaders share game mechanics and engagement science. I wish I had been there, really.

Videogames Update

Andy Kessler's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on the evolution of videogames/impact was interesting. http://www.andykessler.com

Area/Code

Truly a real-world gaming company. http://areacodeinc.com

Virtual Entrepreneur

Jon Jacobs' story was interesting. http://www.entropiauniverse.com

Kinect Adventure

A Good Science Studio initiative. http://www.microsoft.com/games

Fate Of The World

Fate of the World features data from real-world climate models, anecdotes from the polar explorer Pen Hadow and input from a team of scientists and economists in the US and UK. Hats off to game designers/Red Redemption.

Useful links:
http://www.fateoftheworld.net
http://www.red-redemption.com
http://www.gamesforchange.org
http://www.darfurisdying.com
http://www.enercities.eu
http://www.playagainstallodds.com

GRID Competition

A brilliant/cool competition. I liked it. http://nikegrid.com

Breakthroughs To Cures

Gaming can make the world a better place. I truly believe it. Hats off to Jane McGonigal, a game designer and future forecaster, for creating an online idea-generating game designed to change the way we think about medical research. http://info.breakthroughstocures.org + http://www.iftf.org

Halo Reach

The title is the fourth in the series and the last from US developer Bungie. Take a look. http://www.bungie.net

Global Business BBC

I found Ubisoft's business model and philosophy very interesting. Many thanks to Peter Day for sharing the story. http://www.ubi.com

Robert Overweg

Photographer in the virtual world. I loved it. Glitch art was interesting. http://shotbyrobert.com/wordpress

Comic-Con 2010

Comic-Con International 2010. http://www.comic-con.org

Video Games Update

Latest innovations in video games. www.take2games.com

Bill Viola

Take a look at Bill Voila's The Night Journey, an experimental video game. It's immersive. Many thanks to Hilarie M. Sheets for sharing the info.

It's a game that rewards you for slowing down and for introspection. You're alone and you're not even told why you're there. You just fall out of the sky into the middle of this amazing landscape with mountains, sea, desert, and forest, and go wherever you want. The more you do things mindfully, the more is revealed to you.
- Bill Viola

Useful link:
www.billviola.com

Global Business BBC

Peter Day has a great post on his site about his interview with Richard Tait. Many thanks Peter. I thorougly enjoyed it.

Useful link:
www.boomboombrands.com

Games + Learning

Gus Mastrapa's viewpoints in Wired about video games and their useful role in education and testing skills was insightful. James Paul Gee was spot on. Videogames is all about learning.

Useful links:
www.gameslearningsociety.org
http://jamespaulgee.cgpublisher.com

Mark Pincus Viewpoint

Marc Pincus was spot on. Reliability. Emotional intelligence. Objectives + Key Results (OKR). Many thanks to Adam Bryant.

Useful links:
http://markpincus.typepad.com
www.zynga.com

Videogame Wizards

Oliver Chiang's viewpoints in Forbes about the next generation of game masters was brilliant. Thanks Oliver.

Competition and social interaction are at the heart of human nature. No matter what you do, you want to know where you stand compared to others, talk about it if you've done well, and improve your skills.
- Matthew Bromberg

Useful links:
www.theesa.com
http://everquest2.station.sony.com
www.playfish.com
www.mlgpro.com