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July 28, 2014 0 Comments Portfolio, My Games

Thought Police, Ludum Dare, Indie Games, Nathan Blades, Aryn Clark

Thought Police (Made for Ludum Dare 29)

Thought Police is a neon-noir visual novel made for the 29th Ludum Dare game jam, made around the theme ‘Below the Surface’. Out of over 2,000 entries we scored 54th in the overall rankings! Content warning for blood and a handful of …

Express Yourself: Being a Fashionista in the Gaming World

This feature is also available at n-Europe, found here. Self-expression is an inherent part of almost all video games. By simply being a medium where the audience can interact with the work, they’re allowed to make an impact within the game. Even …

Serial Gaming: Fighting Games

This article can also be found on One Hit Pixel, here. I’ve loved fighting games for a long time. I’ve never been great at them – most of the time I’m not even good at them – but they bring about such …

Serial Gaming: Animal Crossing

This feature can also be found on One Hit Pixel, here.When I committed myself to writing a set of features on my opinions of gaming series, it looked like a cakewalk. But after some thought, I found it needed a more tentative …

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Media Matters: Peaceful days died. Let’s Survive

This feature can also be found at the South West Londoner, here. Even with my busy schedule, I still try to squeeze in some gaming time. My current vice on Nintendo 3DS right now is Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked. It’s …

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Tech Talk: Seeing Sounds and the ‘Art Game’

This feature can also be found at the South West Londoner, here. Singing Ribbons is a new art installation by Matthew Maxwell for the iPhone generation. A series of paintings consisting of bold stripes of colour can be scanned by a special mobile …

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Tech Talk: Tournament organisers scam clients with unauthorised money-making software

This feature can also be found at the South West Londoner, here. A hidden function in globally used anti-cheating software generated almost $4,000 for an e-sports company, statements revealed this week. The E-Sports Entertainment Association (ESEA) distributed the program for users who …

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Media Matters: The 7 o’clock news with Shaquille O’Neal

This feature can also be found at the South West Londoner, here. The other day, I was in a conversation on the internet about the development of an indie video game. The main characters were to have voice actors, and it just …

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Tech Talk: Pandora’s Printer

This feature can also be found at the South West Londoner, here. The printing press in the 1400s was one of the great innovations of humanity – allowing us to communicate with others, duplicate important texts, and, several hundred years of improvements …

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Nathan Blades on Games Design & Show Production

Thought Police (Made for Ludum Dare 29)

Express Yourself: Being a Fashionista in the Gaming World

Serial Gaming: Fighting Games

Serial Gaming: Animal Crossing

Media Matters: Peaceful days died. Let’s Survive

Tech Talk: Seeing Sounds and the ‘Art Game’

Tech Talk: Tournament organisers scam clients with unauthorised money-making software

Media Matters: The 7 o’clock news with Shaquille O’Neal

Tech Talk: Pandora’s Printer

Film Review: Evil Dead

Full speed ahead for Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea Power Station

Feminist comedian to take centre stage at Wandsworth Arts Festival