Originally posted on Unicorn Dispatches:
Middleware is a cooperative player-versus-environment deck-building card game designed for up to four players, where you take on the role of the middle people in a cyberpunk dystopia, those who are being slowly crushed down under The System, trying to find some way to live your life and seize control…

Originally posted on Zac T McCall:
When you think of the Australian gaming industry it is hard to say that we are the pioneers and world leaders in the field. But personally, before further investigation into this topic, I did not understand why we weren’t as prominent in this industry compared to our European and…

Originally posted on Zac T McCall:
As we notice more and more examples of convergent media, the popularity of being a ‘produser’ continues to grow. One instance that fits this mold is the up rise of the ‘Lets Play’ videos. A quick Google search will show Urban Dictionary defining the phenomenon as “one or more…

Originally posted on BCM Blog:
Whoever came up with the idea of crowdfunding is an absolute genius. It is a revolutionary idea that I feel spreads good Karma using the intrinsic human trait of giving, helping each other out and backing up the little guy. When it comes to using this to help develop video…

Originally posted on BCM Blog:
Everyone can remember how exhilarating it was as a kid to absolutely annihilate the Covenant in Halo, bludgeon a stranger on the street in GTA, disintegrate an enemy in Quake or silence your friends in Goldeneye multiplayer. It was and still is a great way to relieve the stress and…

Originally posted on Zac T McCall:
This week in class we were introduced to the idea of using Kickstarter campaigns to fund our game projects. As a part of this we were asked to investigate a current Kickstarter campaign for a game being developed and after searching through the piles of campaigns on the website…

Originally posted on BCM Blog:
Today in class we had the pleasure of play testing the independently created up and coming fantasy board game “Deity”. Created by creative writing students that share a passion for board game and table top games, they formed a company called “Trapezium Creative Industries” and this particular game concept was…