Dr. José Zagal
@jzagal.bsky.social
Game scholar, academic, professor at University of Utah's Division of Games
Author: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy
https://mitpress.mit.edu/author/jose-p-zagal-23078/
https://www.pillowfort.social/jpzagal Comics
Author: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy
https://mitpress.mit.edu/author/jose-p-zagal-23078/
https://www.pillowfort.social/jpzagal Comics
The tram ride blew our minds (my friends and I) because we thought it was a cutscene and then realized it wasn’t! I’d guess reviews of the day didn’t want to spoil the surprise…
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The tram ride blew our minds (my friends and I) because we thought it was a cutscene and then realized it wasn’t! I’d guess reviews of the day didn’t want to spoil the surprise…
Sure. Except when it’s a “significant” call - then half the players and fans celebrate. 😜 Outside of errors, there’s wiggle room in terms of judgement (scoring olympic gymnastics)
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Sure. Except when it’s a “significant” call - then half the players and fans celebrate. 😜 Outside of errors, there’s wiggle room in terms of judgement (scoring olympic gymnastics)
It's platforms all the way down.
a drawing of a man in a suit standing in a suitcase with the words sheepfilms.co.uk below it
ALT: a drawing of a man in a suit standing in a suitcase with the words sheepfilms.co.uk below it
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's platforms all the way down.
Ah, ok. I see where you're coming from. :-)
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ah, ok. I see where you're coming from. :-)
But, the same applies for games you can win - you need to think about how players what the "winning condition" is... It's definitely something that could be designed poorly - there's plenty of games with win/ending conditions that end up detracting from the gameplay experience... (thus, "flawed")
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
But, the same applies for games you can win - you need to think about how players what the "winning condition" is... It's definitely something that could be designed poorly - there's plenty of games with win/ending conditions that end up detracting from the gameplay experience... (thus, "flawed")
"So it’s not an insurmountable design flaw" -> Why would it be a flaw?
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"So it’s not an insurmountable design flaw" -> Why would it be a flaw?
Probably three phones - assuming you're games are on iPhone and Android, no?
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Probably three phones - assuming you're games are on iPhone and Android, no?
Reposted by Dr. José Zagal
Jill Lepore, www.chronicle.com/article/why-...
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Jill Lepore, www.chronicle.com/article/why-...
Depends on whether it's a personal phone or a work phone? I'm hearing more about people who have two phones because they refuse to install work-related apps on their personal devices.
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Depends on whether it's a personal phone or a work phone? I'm hearing more about people who have two phones because they refuse to install work-related apps on their personal devices.
Lots of best practices - some are even contradictory!
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Lots of best practices - some are even contradictory!
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
For some reason I always read this as "Professor" and my eyes light up! Ooh someone made...and then, oh..it's not...but...still looks cool! :-)
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
For some reason I always read this as "Professor" and my eyes light up! Ooh someone made...and then, oh..it's not...but...still looks cool! :-)
Grey matter. It's all grey matter...you know, wisdom and stuff...
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Grey matter. It's all grey matter...you know, wisdom and stuff...