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Joshua Oreskovich's Blog

No credentials really to speak of other than personal experience immersed in mostly table top games and wide selection of played video games majoring in RPGs and MMOGs. I have a great deal of interest in how and why video games work (or don't work). And I welcome criticism as well as heated debate or deeply philosophical discussion.

I found my way here via "Extra Credits".

Joshua Oreskovich's Comments

Comment In: An argument for easy achievements [Blog - 11/05/2012 - 11:00]

Were talking about gamers, interested ...

Were talking about gamers, interested in games. Not people in the general use of the word. If we are going to generalize about those interested in games, why stop at achievements and people Babies could be interested in games too So could cats and dogs Is it fair for us ...

Comment In: Six words about role-playing games [Blog - 11/05/2012 - 07:22]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php fbid 10151274265601071 set a.98724281070.125189.73340321070 ...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php fbid 10151274265601071 set a.98724281070.125189.73340321070 type 1 relevant count 1 r n r nThis brought me back to remembering what hasn 't been replaced through video games yet.

Comment In: Drawing the "Pay To Win" Line [Blog - 11/02/2012 - 03:09]

r n r nWhat WoT ...

r n r nWhat WoT really shows is that giving the player minutia of choice, choice that has consequences, choice that is natural to the user and not forced gives a believable experience. even with just WASD and a mouse to point your gun you have immense control over your ...

Comment In: Disney buys LucasArts in surprise $4 billion deal [News - 11/08/2012 - 04:16]

and those cuddly miniature bears ...

and those cuddly miniature bears are brilliant and deep characters compared to Jar Jar r n r nThis, and because so many poo pooed the ewoks, we can be sure even their shallow depth will no grace another star Wars .. but behold a new audience luvs teh Jah Jah. ...

Comment In: Apotheon makes ancient art work in a modern game [News - 11/08/2012 - 07:14]

But does it mean anything ...

But does it mean anything

Comment In: Video: Taking games beyond the living room [News - 11/08/2012 - 04:57]

This, I hope is the ...

This, I hope is the next generation of gaming. It 's the right direction. I think however audience response and nature is going to be dependent largely on the social norms / social expectancies. the other thing is while this is a step forward for gaming it still misses a ...

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