COMPUTER GAMES

**Admin** Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:36 pm

PBS - The Video Game Revolution - http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/
Companion site to the PBS program, "The Video Game Revolution." Examines the evolution and history of the video game industry, from the 1950s through today, the impact of video games on society and culture, and the future of electronic gaming.

Genre and the Video Game - http://www.robinlionheart.com/gamedev/genres.xhtml
An analysis of genre categorization as applied to video games in contrast with books and film, with definitions and examples.

Open Site: Video Games - http://open-site.org/Games/Video_Games/
A volunteer-run encyclopedia categorized by genre. Includes information, review overviews, hints, release dates, and artwork.

Geelix - http://www.geelix.com
Social gaming service for sharing high definition gameplay experiences.

And Alice Played a Video Game - http://www.literature-study-online.com/essays/alice_video.html
A study by Souvik Mukherjee of the relationship between children's fantasy adventure stories and interactive computer games of American McGee's Alice and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Computer and Video Games Survey - http://www.video-games-survey.com/
Annual quantitative survey to describe gamers hardware, software and connectivity set-ups.

Game Config.co.uk - http://www.gameconfig.co.uk/
TCP and UDP port settings for popular online games for Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.

Are Video Games Art? - http://www.contempaesthetics.org/newvolume/pages/article.php?articleID=299
An article by Aaron Smuts discussing modern art and the role of video games within its definition.