Last year I wrote a piece analysing the successes and failures of a popular XBox 360 dance game that I dubbed “XBox Dance Like that Uncle at the Wedding.” (It was actually Dance Central 3, for the curious.) In accordance with the Moore and Wright laws approximating the progress of technology (recently statistically validated by … Continue reading
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Watching Fable: a Different Kind of Game Engagement
A while back, an XBox made its way into our household. I’ve never been much of a gamer myself: my main use of the XBox is watching catch-up TV while doing things like blogging, crocheting, and messing around on Facebook. For me TV is a background activity and I don’t generally have the patience to … Continue reading
Doing the Robot: Dancing with Xbox
So last night I went around to my friends’ house and we all played this game I’m pretty sure is called ‘Xbox Dance Like That Uncle at the Wedding’. Now, I always score really low at XDLTUW, which usually elicits extra laughter because I have a PhD in that sort of thing. And I might … Continue reading
In a Merry Hour: Caitlin E McDonald 