Monday, September 22, 2014

Internet Video Game Shows You Should Check Out

If you're really into game design, or in my Game Design class, I HIGHLY recommend you watch these internet series in tandem with Extra Credits.  These guys beat anything you're going to find on IGN or Kotaku.

Errant Signal
This is probably one of the most in-depth series on game design I've ever seen.  He takes games of all kinds and really analyzes what their mechanics and aesthetics mean, and how they resonate with the player.  Recently, he's taken older 90's PC games and picked apart the mechanics that influeced its successive games and it influence on the culture of games.



Super Bunnyhop
He takes a very similar approach Errant Signal when reviewing games, but he's recently been doing a lo of videos on video game culture.  Cons, shows, cosplay, game journalism; he beautifully illustrates the connection of culture influencing games and vice versa.




Zero Punctuation
By far the most famous (and infamous) person on this list has to be Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw.  He will shit all over your favorite game in the world, but he'll have a point.  He's a very harsh critic, but all of his criticisms are perfectly valid.  A lot of people don't like his style or humor, and that's fine, but I do think he gives us sobering look into our favorite games.  By the way, this is where the joke PC Gaming Master Race started.


Seriously, I can't recommend these guys enough.

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