Somebody pointed me towards this article on How to design a Christian-themed game recently. Admittedly it’s focussed on board games rather than video games, but a lot of the principles are still very relevant.
A lot of his thinking seems to gel quite closely with stuff I’ve said previously. In particular, he picks up […]
This morning a friend sent me a link to an interesting little piece by the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity on the topic claiming that “computer games are reshaping reality for the masses”. Here’s a quote:
What’s the appeal? It boils down to this: when it comes to our current existence, video games are […]
Here’s a little sneak preview of what I’m experimenting with at the moment: character closeups.
The characters are absolutely central to the whole experience of a game like Ebenezer, so I really want to be able to show them up close and personal whilst they’re talking.
Closeups present […]
I’ve recently read “Amusing Ourselves to Death” by Neil Postman, a fascinating book from 1985 about the effects of television on American culture and the nature of public debate. In the book, Postman argues persuasively about how the medium used to convey a message always has a profound […]
Registration is now officially open for the Christian Game Developers Conference 2011, held from July 7-9 at George Fox University near Portland, Oregon.
I’m all signed up and really looking forward to attending this year. I’ve kept my eye on this conference for a few years now, and it looks like for this 10th […]
Last week I blogged about my convictions regarding human nature and the state of the human heart, saying that I don’t believe the evidence supports the claim that we’re fundamentally good. After looking at Jesus’ words in Mark 7, I said this:
“Our hearts are […]
A few weeks I conducted a survey on what game developers think about the Bible. I posted it to a few places around the net, including Gamedev.net where the thread rumbled along for almost three weeks. Somebody even went to the trouble of setting up a new account in the name of God […]
As a race, we can be pretty optimistic at times. Thousands of years of history tell the sorry story of a species bent on acting in our own interests – selfishly serving ourselves without regard for the consequences for other people. Wars, genocide, social inequality, […]
Which Biblical Genres Are Suitable For Teaching Through a Computer Game?
When I originally came up with the idea of making a video game as a means of teaching a passage from the Bible, I’d been playing all of the old LucasArts point & click adventure games using ScummVM. This kind of […]
Over the next few months I’m hoping to run a few interviews with various game developers out there who are Christians. This first one is with a friend of mine called Jeff Spicer from Idaho.
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re developing?
I’m a Son, husband, dad, Christian and […]
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