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Software Engineering as Artifact Creation

By Chris Lewis | Published: August 16, 2009

Geek disclosure: I’ve become fascinated by the different facets of Software Engineering. Not just as a means to an end, but as a practice, as an art and as a historical artifact. I feel like I’m in Indiana Jones and the Java Temple, full of Pythons, with the riches of Perls and Rubies. My desire […]

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When Technology Isn’t Enough

By Chris Lewis | Published: August 12, 2009

Between being laid out with a kickboxing injury on my foot (not as manly as it sounds, I’m afraid) and food poisoning (which really is as non-manly as it sounds), I’ve had plenty of time to play some more games, without having to write it off to any significant others or advisers as “research”. Gamefly […]

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Super Mario Bros. AI Competiton

By Chris Lewis | Published: August 6, 2009

The Super Mario Bros. AI Competition is a fantastic competition being run by Sergey Karakovskiy and Julian Togelius in conjunction with the IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games (CIG 2009). Were it not for the fact that all members of the EIS lab are terribly busy working on our research (our advisers read this […]

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Flash Game: You Only Live Once

By Chris Lewis | Published: August 2, 2009

I can’t get enough of games that parody game convention. Play You Only Live Once at Kongregate.

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Geek Cred: Confirmed

By Chris Lewis | Published: July 31, 2009

Slashdot is “News for Nerds, Stuff That Matters”, and one of the most influential news sites in computing circles. Yesterday, appearing in an article titled “Games That Design Themselves” a certain “University of California” professor is named. Who could this shadowy persona be? With so many campuses to choose from, who could possibly be elevated […]

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Warning: Value of Games May Go Down as Well as Up

By Chris Lewis | Published: July 30, 2009

Battlefield 1943 is one of a number of games hitting Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network this summer, countering the traditional summer lull. For just $15 (or £10 for my UK brethren, or 1200 Microsoft Space Bucks for everyone else), one of the most perfect knockabout multiplayer experiences can be had. Want to fly […]

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