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Video Games, Holodecks, and Playing the Hero
Robo♥Beat

Lately I’ve been trying to pinpoint exactly why I game. Some people play for the challenge, but that’s not the draw for me. I think the reason I keep returning to games is that there are few things in life quite as satisfying as spending time in a fictional world where we are able to be heroes. That’s what children do when they play make-believe. And that’s what we adults do when we play video games… right? This brings me to one of my favorite episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — and my favorite bit of Star Trek tech, the holodeck. The episode “Our Man Bashir” takes place almost entirely in a holo-program that Dr. Julian Bashir has been escaping to during all of his free time, apparently. The program casts him as a suave spy — an obvious James Bond type — taking down bad guys and getting the girls. But when Bashir’s real-life friend Garak bursts into the program, Bashir is upset. This is a private program, and Bashir

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Nerd Wars! Who’s Got the Best Mustache in Gaming?
What's Your Tag?

There’s no better way to tell the world you’re a total man than to grow a gnarly mustache. Think about it. Picture that distant uncle you have, the one who wears flannel and sits on his porch yelling at any passerby. You know what he has? A stache and he who has the stache, holds all the power. There have been some amazing mustaches in gaming history and for this week’s round of Nerd Wars! we want to determine who’s got the best stache of them all. Careful, things might get a little hairy. [polldaddy poll=7093056]

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English Composition I: Achieving Expertise {Coursera / Duke} – Annotated Bibliography contribution
mysteries of the (spider) web queen

English Composition I: Achieving Expertise Prof. Denise Comer Annotated Bibliography contribution Area of Expertise: Video games (World of Warcraft)  Donovan, Tristan. Replay: The History of Video Games. Lewes, East Sussex: Yellow Ant Publications. 2010. Print A staggering 500 page tome (350 of which is the actual material), which elaborately portrays the advent and progression of video game industry from Atari consoles to computer animated latest products (2010). It features international case studies of the gaming communities and habits around the world (Asia among others) as well as a detailed description of how various game genres came to life. The narrative is deemed quite personal and often takes the form of interview memoirs. While the historical documentation is extremely detailed – dating back to 1945 – the game trends of the 21st century are somewhat “rushed” along the book’s final chapters among with emerging popular game franchises. Overall it’s an interesting addition to a

Episode 15: Brian Kwek, Ian Gregory, Witching Hour Studios – Paint Me Like One of Your French Girls
Buried in the Credits

In this crazy-long episode of Buried in the Credits, Phillipe sits down with the fantastic, amiable and charming Brian Kwek and Ian Gregory of Witching Hour Studios, and together they discuss: Singaporean game development culture (holy crap, it’s crazy!), the inspirations behind their development mindsets, and – well – if you’ve not yet listened to an episode of Buried in the Credits, you’re in for a treat. Please, let us know what you think on iTunes! Direct Download | iTunes Feed

Hypercubus Camera Gun goes Beyond Hardcore – WIRed #48
The PractitioNERD

The stories revealed in this week’s WIRed includes: the portable Hypecubus pre-paid apartment, the rifle-shaped world’s first movie camera, the low down on “Beyond: Two Souls,” and WWE celebrates the Hardcore Championship. Also, a personal reveal of my copy of the Xbox One and two shows that share something in common… Subscribe to The PractitioNERD on Blip.tv, YouTube, Roku, and NOW on iTunes!   ———————————— BLOG: thepractitionerd.com iTUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-practitionerd/id649891890 FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ThePractitioNERD TWITTER: twitter.com/PractitioNERD PINTEREST: pinterest.com/PractitioNERD INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/PractitioNERD GOOGLE+: gplus.to/ThePractitioNERD TUMBLR: thepractitionerd.tumblr.com FLICKR: flickr.com/pages/ThePractitioNERD ———————————— ARCHITECTURE: http://thepractitionerd.com/2013/05/20/meet-hypercubus-a-k-a-an-interesting-first-impression TECHNOLOGY: http://thepractitionerd.com/2013/05/21/is-that-the-1st-handheld-camera-or-are-you-po

Grand Theft Auto V: Shut up and take my money
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Goodbye World!
From The Sun
Xbox One contains non-replaceable hard drive
Cyn's Workshop
ARAM Win Streak
Coded in Caffeine
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Night of Slime!
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Today’s funny Saturday 25th May 2013
50 plus and loving life

The teacher asked the class to use the word ‘fascinate’ in a sentence. Molly put up her hand and said, ‘My family went to my granddad’s farm, and we all saw his pet sheep. It was fascinating.’ The teacher said, ‘That was good, but I wanted you to use the word ‘fascinate, not fascinating’. Sally raised her hand. She said, ‘My family went to see Rock City and I was ‘fascinated.’ The teacher said, ‘Well, that was good Sally, but I wanted you to use the word ‘fascinate.’ LittleTommy raised his hand. The teacher hesitated because she had been burned by Little Tommy before. She finally decided there was no way he could damage the word ‘fascinate,’ so she called on him. Tommy said, ‘My aunt Gina has a sweater with ten buttons, but her tits are so big she can only fasten eight.’ The teacher sat down and cried.  

Forged Atop Mount Doom This Ain’t
Unorthodox

 I watched the reveal of the Xbox One live through my own 360. When it comes to consoles I am not particularly all that picky. Will this system play the games I want? What exclusive titles can I play, and which ones will I miss out on? What other features will this console possess? The XBox One ceremony answered the last question for me several times over. I was fascinated by the array of features. I’ve recently began using my XBox 360 as an all-in-one device. Gaming, using the internet for social media, reading articles, and an occasional YouTube video have been well within the breadth of my 360s capacity. Similar models have integrated Kinect rather well. To their credit Microsoft is streamlining and expanding upon their technology. The capability of having the One be something of a “hub device” that allows people to seamless switch feeds hands free is great. The fact that it is becoming more of a compilation device is, I feel, a unique step. The inter-connectivity

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WWE 2K14 Wishlist
spamherdrive

Last year, I made a wishlist of WWE 13. I’ve played every game in the Smackdown series from the highs (HCTP, SvR2006) to the lows (2007 and 2008). This series has definitely become a recurring element in my life. But WWE 13 for whatever reason, bugged me. Maybe it was because someone was able to “break the game” the day before it was even released. Maybe it was because you couldn’t get two counts in any mode other than Attitude Era mode. Well, it was that stuff and more. Overall, WWE 13 felt like a step backwards to me. I would love to see WWE 2K14 on the right track, however, I feel some things definitely need reworked in order to improve the game experience. Let’s just start in the ring with the very basics. In WWE 12, they allowed you to grab people who were running in order to prevent people from spamming running grapples. In WWE 13 they completely got rid of that change, or at least made the timing REALLY REALLY precise. So basically it became easier

Old school vs. new school games
365 tries to make it right!
New Transitions in Call of Duty: Ghosts
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Episode #54
As Usual, Thanks For Nothing

In this Episode… Talk about the Community and Parks and Rec. renewal We talk about the new “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” show. Click Here for Episode #54

Obscure Game Boy Title, Super Mario Land, gets graphical update
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