Russell Davies

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zen and the art of burnout dominator

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Arthur and I have been playing a lot of Burnout Dominator recently. V good game. In my usual inept driving game style, my thumb has been firmly on the X the whole time. Really pressing down hard, inducing thumb-ache. Which is of course pointless; you don't go faster by pressing harder. But you can't help it, it illustrates how persuasive the whole experience is to your brain, it's really hard not to press hard, hunch forward, screw up your face, the whole time.

Which made me wonder if Burnout Dominator might therefore be a good training tool for buddhist monks and those who wish to demonstrate control over their emotions and their bodies. If you can drive really hard and fast in Burnout Dominator and keep the pressure light then you've got some kind of zenfoo PS2 detachment from the real world mastery.

April 18, 2008 in gaming | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

monopoly maths

Monopoly

We've been playing a lot of monopoly recently, partly because it's fun, partly because it's a good way of sneaking some maths in.

Money

For added fun we've been playing the Nintendo edition, which does serve to remind you how much Nintendo is part of the fabric of childhood now.

Suit

Lots of the Nintendoised things are very charming.

Software

But there's the odd moment where a strictly Nintendo agenda sticks out slightly jarringly.

November 11, 2007 in gaming | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

testify

Wonderland has made a fantastic selection from the splendid Wiimotion flickr pool. As soon as you see these pictures you realize this is a completely different gaming experience. Marketing's not that hard these days. Build something great. People will share.

Aidencatchingair

original here. (hoping it's OK to reproduce this here.)

December 11, 2006 in gaming | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (1)