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See Stop That Hero! in Chicago

By GBGames, on August 19th, 2011%

Indie City Games is hosting the Open House Indie Games Expo in Chicago this Saturday.

Members of the general games-playing public are invited to show up, meet local indie developers, and play the games they’ve been hard at work creating. It’s fun, it’s free, and absolutely everyone is invited!

I’ll be demoing Stop That Hero! . . . → Read More: See Stop That Hero! in Chicago

Meaningful Game Play Game Jam

By GBGames, on August 12th, 2011%

Josh Larson of God At Play wrote about meaningful game play. Josh’s definition:

Meaningful game: a game that has significance or provides purpose for how one lives life.

He specifically argues that there seems to be a lack of games with deeper meaning, and that there are not enough of them to satisfy the people . . . → Read More: Meaningful Game Play Game Jam

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