justice for player two: balancing couch co-op in video games
The LEGO video games are some of my favourite couch co-op experiences. As a franchise, they have a strong awareness of what they are: pure, wholesome, family fun, and they don’t try to be anything else. In particular, I enjoy…
from galaxy’s edge to galactic starcruiser: why it’s so difficult to theme star wars locations
Disney’s latest Star Wars themed location, the Galactic Starcruiser hotel, is set to open in March 2022 at Walt Disney World in Orlando. But the voyage so far has been bumpy, to say the least. In December, the official trailer…
disney star wars: galactic starcruiser hotel’s biggest design challenges
Marketed as “a 2-night, immersive adventure”, Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel is set to open in Spring 2022. This project, first announced way back in summer 20171, will welcome guests on board a spaceship called the Halcyon. There, guests…
is harry potter’s world big enough for open-world hogwarts legacy?
As a long-time Harry Potter fan, I was excited by the announcement of the first open-world video game set in the Harry Potter universe. When Hogwarts Legacy was announced last week at the PlayStation 5 showcase event (16th September 2020),…
creating moments at chabot space and science center
Nestled in the Oakland hills, the Chabot Space and Science Center has educated the community as a non-profit institution for more than a century. It originally opened as an observatory in 1883, moved to its current location in 1915 and…
we can never escape race in video games
Among the topics in how games relate to society and the real world, you hear about sex, gender and violence a whole lot, but hardly ever about race. This is a discussion I think we need to have, however, because…
