Spotlight: Imagination, StarCraft Clans, and Powerful Cinematics

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Another Saturday, another Community Spotlight. Where once Brian Shirk was the content machine, Lance Darnell is swiftly following suit with his Twitterviews. This time Lance interviews Brian Shirk and Jazz English. A.J. Minotti continues his defense of imagination with a look at moral choices in games, Trevor Hinkle dazzles us with opening cut-scenes, and Brian pops up again to show us a first-hand account of StarCraft's online underbelly. Finally, don't miss Stephano Nevarez's collection of essential iPhone game developers.


Defending Imagination: The Means to the End
By A.J. Minotti
Moral choices in games are increasingly common, but many gamers wish those choices were more nuanced. A.J. argues that, with a little imagination on the part of the player, even binary decisions can have deep and meaningful effects. This piece is a follow-up to Defending Imagination: the Silent Protagonist.

 

My Initial Foray into the Technological Wild West
By Brian Shirk

StarCraft's online arena, Battle.net, is harsh, competitive, and composed of clans that seem to be forever warring. Brian chronicles his own clan experiences,from joining his first to forming his own, and hopes to get the band back together for StarCraft 2.


The Best Cinematics Since the Turn of the Century
By Trevor Hinkle
Opening cut-scenes very important -- they set the tone, reveal backstory, draw the player in, and in some cases, are among the most memorable moments of a game. Their elements may differ, but a successful opening cinematic resonates with the player, and that is what Trevor hopes to capture as he highlights some of the best opening cut-scenes since 2000.


iHunt: 5 iPhone Developers to Bookmark
By Stephano Nevarez
iPhone gaming is huge, but finding the best games in the incredibly crowded app store is a hassle. Stephano eases the strain with this rundown of developers you should keep an eye on.


A Twitterview with Brian Shirk
By Lance Darnell
Two Bitmob all-stars come together to deliver another Twitterview. Lance interviews Brian Shirk and gets the goods on his love of writing, career plans, and inspiration. Brian really does generate a lot of content for the site, and his passion is what keeps his work fresh and interesting. Keep up the great work, Brian!


A Twitterview with Jazz English
By Lance Darnell

At PAX, Jazz was everywhere. His desire to write, his passion for games, and his motivation to do all of these things while still attending high school is pretty impressive. And Jazz isn't a name any of us will soon forget, especially with his ability to creep onto numerous panel podcasts....

 
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Comments (4)
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October 10, 2009
Awesome work, everyone.
Lance_darnell
October 10, 2009
Its like a magazine of goodness every day! (cue sound of music)
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October 10, 2009
Applause all around.. and a golden plaque for me :p !
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October 10, 2009
No way, I've got a higher spot on the list which obviously means mine is better;)

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