Monday, February 27, 2012

LCC Games Podcast - Ep. 4 - Keith's new briefs


Leap week means it's an action-packed, fast-paced podcast for you! We talk about cash grabbing mobile games, Keith gets SSXy, Sam gets his geography wrong and new podder Shan is as wise as he ever was.

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Hosts: Sam Barker, Keith Soomal, Omar Bobat, Shan Blackwood
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Monday, February 20, 2012

Against the Wall



Against the Wall is a puzzle-platformer that looks very promising. Partly funded by a Kickstarter campaign, the game has a playable alpha version on it's website. Go check it out!

LCC Games Podcast - Ep. 3 - Third Time Lucky


It's a magical episode this week as we introduce Dom's dulcet tones for your listening (dis)pleasure. We chat about narrative, crowd-sourced funding, accessible development tools and the Mass Effect 3 demo.

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Hosts: Sam Barker, Peter Holley, Dominic Aldridge.
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Monday, February 13, 2012

LCC Games Podcast - Ep. 2 - Deadline Day


We have a deadline discussion and a Photoshop fight as we vent about video games. Also, Omar's upset, Peter's doing great and Keith isn't available. You can't miss this one!

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Community funded titles



An interesting article pertaining to the nature of community funded games. In particular, Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert's request for fan funding for their next creation.



Monday, February 6, 2012

The Cat that Got the Milk




Check out this superbly styled indie game, The Cat the Got the Milk, made by four people interested in games being more artistic and interesting.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Student Film Festival London



LCC hosted the Student Film Festival this weekend. I went along to see a collection of post-modern and naturalist shorts. Here is one of my favourites.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

LCC Games Podcast - Ep. 1 - It starts!


This week we talk about duplication vs inspiration, Keith tells us about Star Wars: The Old Republic and we discuss what we've been hard at work doing for our course.

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