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I am pleased to announce that my latest textbook, Applied Game History, is now available from Kendall Hunt!
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Rob Howard
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Rob Howard
@rohoGames
Game Designer and Professor of Practice at Purdue University. Worked on Bioshock Infinite and Earth Defense Force. Published author of game development books.
West Lafayette, Indiana Katılım Ağustos 2012
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Dev thoughts: I've come to understand that when I hyper-focus on the game's skeleton (the basic structure of the game) exclusively, the development proceeds smoothly. When I allow myself to get distracted by tangential (though important) items, things get stuck in the mud.
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Now playing: Expedition 33, Metroid Prime 4, and various shmups. Still making slow progress on Metal Gear Delta.
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Silksong is looking like one of the big megahits (if not *the* hit) of 2025. From an Australian indie studio that started off with a tiny Kickstarter way back in 2014. This industry is still special, folks.
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Even in 2025, #Prey2 stuff still resonates. As a game designer on that game, it remains the coolest game I've worked on. I know that cancelled games always seem to get better in everyone's minds over time, but this game rocked.
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I dislike the framing of MGSV as "unfinished" or flawed. Software development is always messy. The sum total of the parts here = the greatest game I have ever played.
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lol, one reason I limit how much vidya commentary I digest on the daily is I get to miss fake nontroversies. I was perfectly happy with my Metal Gear Delta special edition. I think it’s cool as heck. And I don’t need permission from games media to think so :)
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*blows dust off account* Hello! Another wonderful academic year has begun! PLAY DEATH STRANDING 2. That is all (for now). ;)
(oh, and consider purchasing APPLIED GAME HISTORY for your vidya history needs!)
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I finished Emio, which I found a little underwhelming. Finished Ys 1 and 2, which were pretty great! Have not gotten to Space Marin 2 yet because I'm playing Lost Judgment, which I'm finding very enjoyable.
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Every once in awhile I pop back in here to make sure that nobody has hacked the account to post crypto stuff or whatever (lol). What I've been playing: Emio The Smiling Man (Switch, Famicom Detective Club) and Ys 2 (From Ys 1 and 2 Chronicles on PSP). On Deck: Space Marine 2
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*blows dust off account*
Glad to see no NFT shilling or bots controlling it, that's a relief!
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Every once in awhile I pop back in here to make sure that nobody has hacked the account to post crypto stuff or whatever (lol). What I've been playing: Emio The Smiling Man (Switch, Famicom Detective Club) and Ys 2 (From Ys 1 and 2 Chronicles on PSP). On Deck: Space Marine 2
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RIP Andrew Greenberg, co-creator of Wizardry, the massively influential CRPG.
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"If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world."
- C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
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One of the nicest parts of my life is I get to sit down on occasion and deeply analyze games and that I have an audience that will deeply care about this (my students). This semester my newest lecture content will be about Robocop Rogue City and EDF6.
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2/2 - I recently learned that teletype machines, which dad used extensively in his early career in coins/gold/silver were typically in all-caps. I think this helps explain why he would just use all caps later when he started using computers.
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I’ve been working on a video game history textbook for awhile now. Startled at the various unexpected insights. My late father was a classic “ALL CAPS” typist. Would drive me nuts. “Sounds like you’re yelling” I’d say. 1/2
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