The world stumbles from one crisis to the next – after the catastrophe is seemingly before the apocalypse. Our reading tips for the merry month are completely different: serious and funny topics alternate here. A colorful potpourri for every mood, for contemplating, taking a breather or just for laughing. Have fun browsing!
Sustainability is key
insidegames.de on May 5th, 2022 by Bernhard Richter
Fortunately, the times when computer games were only seen as a reason to become mass murderers are over. Serious games are games whose main purpose goes beyond entertainment. They create powerful emotional experiences and transform complex concepts into first-hand experiences. And with 2.5 billion gamers around the world, there is indeed potential to make a difference.
Vector racers
harmmade.com
Turn-based strategy games are old hat and you can even play football “turn based” on the computer (see Football, Tactics and Glory). But car racing? Yes, there is that too! Maybe you know that game principle from school days – at that time the vector formula 1 game on squared paper was helpful for math lessons and necessary to survive many a boring Latin lesson. On the website of Harm Boschloo you can compete against AI racers directly in the browser or you can take turns in hot-seat mode in local multiplayer. The route selection is huge – that’s enough for many lunch breaks in the office!
My tractor, my field, my game
zeit.de on 4/24/2022 by Matthew Kreienbrink
Of the Farming Simulator is an inexplicable phenomenon. The IT consultant “Fabian” still tries to explain, but doesn’t dare to give his full name “because he fears professional disadvantages”. Do you really still have to be ashamed in 2022 if you gamble LWS?
Play war in the 21st century
wasted.de on 17.4.2022 by Andreas Indianwildi
“In the civilizationseries we meet the friendly and colorful face of a sterile and carefully polished human history; Although significantly marked and defined by war, but guaranteed without cruelty. The game grins colorfully in our faces, even when we drop atomic bombs on cities or wage a war of annihilation as a Nazi dictator. (…) But the war in Ukraine makes one thing clear: It’s high time that the image of war as an exciting adventure or bloodless tactics was dismantled and reassembled piece by piece.”
The true value of iconic but fictional pieces of jewellery
taylorandhart.com in April 2022
Jeweler Taylor & Hart has appraised 25 pieces of jewelry from films and video games. Princess Peach’s crown only makes it to number 2 of the most expensive fictional treasures. If the brilliant hair ring were real, a price tag of a whopping £240 million would have to stick to it. How much does the diamond sword cost then? Minecraft or even the One Ring to rule them all?
Addictive computer game – fascination with side effects
ardaudiothek.de on 03/27/2022 by Sabine Adler
Computer games are a constant source of trouble in many families. Young people can’t stop, are encouraged by developers to buy accessories and sink into their world. Hardly anything lures them outside anymore. Unless there is withdrawal. An audiocast report by Germany radio culture.
Historical Accuracy of Hitler’s Balls in ‘Sex With Hitler’
vice.com on 1/24/2022 by Samantha Cole
The fact that there are sick games on Steam in which Adolf Hitler has uncensored sex with anime girls no longer upsets anyone. But it is, if the portrayal of the dictator is not historically correct. After all, it is known that the future leader lost a testicle at the Battle of Somme in World War I and was thus virtually emasculated. The game shows the madman but in two ways. It really doesn’t work that way!
From the GG Archives: How the Pixels Learned to Bleed
gamersglobal.de on 10/11/2014 by Freylis
Who the texts of our user Freylis who knows: It will be fun! Despite the serious-sounding title, it ignites fireworks of pixelated pop culture and awakens comfortably warm memories of the classics of film, TV series and video game history.
In the video: Mass Effect for GameBoy Advanced
youtube.com on 03/30/2022
This time we send a very special thank you to the valued users elfant, John, Shake_s_beer and SupaRai for their valuable tips! Please send tips via PM to the reading tip team, Necromanus, Jurgen, John and Q-Bert.
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