http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress An American Game Designer in Shanghai Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:47:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/07/09/first-amendment-and-video-games/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/07/09/first-amendment-and-video-games/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:59:31 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=996 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/07/09/first-amendment-and-video-games/feed/ 0 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/07/06/reading-is-slower-on-kindle/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/07/06/reading-is-slower-on-kindle/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:42:48 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=991 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/07/06/reading-is-slower-on-kindle/feed/ 0 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/28/kinect-destined-to-fail/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/28/kinect-destined-to-fail/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:01:43 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=984 wrong places - constrain how developers and consumers interface with the platform (as Nintendo did) by releasing a console with motion control as the ONLY input option. The creates a demand for original ideas and innovation to solve the most basic problem of getting known-genres to work on new hardware. ]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/28/kinect-destined-to-fail/feed/ 5 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/26/used-games-end-of-gaming-industry/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/26/used-games-end-of-gaming-industry/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:11:46 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=980 reports indicate used game sales are cutting into new game sales. Publishers and developers feel the pinch. Consumers and retailers don't see the problem. The economy gets some punching bag action. And finally, it's suggested the "model" might be changing - moving towards more DLC and online content. ]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/26/used-games-end-of-gaming-industry/feed/ 6 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/22/extra-lives/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/22/extra-lives/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:18:42 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=966 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/22/extra-lives/feed/ 0 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/14/giving-up-is-how-you-win/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/14/giving-up-is-how-you-win/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:43:46 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=960 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/14/giving-up-is-how-you-win/feed/ 0 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/11/abby-sunderland-adrift/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/11/abby-sunderland-adrift/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:29:31 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=953 first saw news of Abby Sunderland's ambitions to sail around the world solo my heart was filled with admiration. The idea anyone, much less a 16 year old girl, would embark on such a voyage for the sake of pure accomplishment and adventure is awe inspiring. ]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/11/abby-sunderland-adrift/feed/ 1 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/09/peasant-da-vincis-at-shanghai-rockbund/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/09/peasant-da-vincis-at-shanghai-rockbund/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:16:29 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=946 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/09/peasant-da-vincis-at-shanghai-rockbund/feed/ 0 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/08/wind-power-to-blow-strongly/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/08/wind-power-to-blow-strongly/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:23:16 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=943 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/08/wind-power-to-blow-strongly/feed/ 2 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/07/super-computer-to-simulate-life/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/07/super-computer-to-simulate-life/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:47:56 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=941 ScienceDaily (May 28, 2010) — Scientists are planning to use the largest supercomputers to simulate life on Earth, including the financial system, economies and whole societies. The project is called "Living Earth Simulator" and part of a huge EU research initiative named FuturIcT. ]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2010/06/07/super-computer-to-simulate-life/feed/ 1