Play in Process: This Tiny Tower of Mine

“It really is just a constant grind. But what a delightful grind it is!”

Play in Process: Kinect and Self Image

“Most Kinect games force you to play in a vacuum, with only yourself on the screen. There is a name for this: navel gazing.”

Play in Process: 1000 Heroz

“The game has the potential to be truly interesting going forward.”

Play in Process: The Art of Betrayal in Shadows Over Camelot

“I have to make the following case: I’m not a traitor, I’m just stupid.”

Play in Process: Frozen Synapse

“I was naive, blind, thoughtless.”

Play in Process: Is It Time? – Empathy With the Elderly

“The game is about an old woman, but also it’s about what it’s like to be an elderly person in general.”

Play in Process: LA Noire – You Will Feel Guilty

“And here’s the kicker: whenever mistakes are made, it will seem like a pretty big deal.”

The Passion of Survivor’s Matt Elrod

How one Christian let God use Survivor for His own end.

Play in Process: This Rat On A Skateboard Doesn’t Represent Anything Deep

“Okay, so there’s this rat. And he’s on a skateboard.”

Play in Process: Outland and Faith-Inspired Game Development

“In Outland, we have an example of both how and how not to apply one’s faith to game design.”

Play in Process: Hot Pursuit’s Moral Whiplash

“In Hot Pursuit, you take practical measures against chaos, or you enact chaos yourself – though all you were really trying to do was win a race.”

CaPC Update: A Slight Reorganization

“You may have noticed that our web site has been changed around slightly.”

Source Code: Is This Happening, And Does it Matter?

Source Code’s novel take on the question of reality, perception, and our obligation to our world and ourselves.

Play in Process: Coming to Terms With Violence

“Does the very act of making the violence explicit also make it unredeemable?”

Play in Process: A Place Called Home

“I found myself growing increasingly fond of my Minecraft home and all the feelings I associated with it: safety, security, friendship, productivity, and peace.”

…by the Bell, Chapter 4: Does God Get What God Wants?

Is it possible to reconcile God’s desire for all to be saved with the concept of hell? Two friends discuss Chapter 4 of Love Wins.