Random Blatherings of a Geeky / Gamer Girl

Video Games as Emotional Therapy?

I haven’t posted in a while. I admit I have an erratic posting schedule, but there’s a reason for the hiatus. In September, my grandmother (who has been with me since I can remember), passed away. I sunk into a huge depression.
Some people drown their sorrows in alcohol, or chocolate, or ice cream, or shopping. […]

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Annoying Things in Video Games

Ahh video games, how I love thee. But, as they provide much sunshine in my life, they are also a source of frustration. There are a lot of common annoying elements that appear across games, so much so that I decided to compile a list in this post.
At first I wanted to make a […]

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Perspectives and Points of View

I am going to talk about perspectives in a general sense because it’s an important aspect in gaming. I had a discussion with a co-worker about this recently. First-person and third-person are popular points of view in video games, and while he mentioned second-person without much thought (and I laughed), it’s rare…but it does exist!
First-person: […]

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