Douglas Edric Stanley on death in games: "The 'game over' screen provides some sort of closure to the game and proposes — albeit post facto — a redefinition of the initiating act of the game: 'I want to play' has now been translated within the gameworld into 'I want to live'." [Creative Applications]
Game death
Behold the wonder that is Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Hiking across the entire Fallout 4 map with VR
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Amstrad CPC 40 years old
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Make your rockstar dreams a reality for only $15.97 with this Guitar Lessons Training Bundle
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