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Games Make Children Brighter? - Column posted: Friday, July 27, 2001
After
Prince Charles' comments claiming the greatest battle today is getting
children off computers and into something worthwhile like reading books, and
with continued activity within the media about games, I wrote this column to
help balance out the views.
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How would you explain it? - Column posted: Friday, June 8, 2001
Being
a bit sick of the stereotype gamers get I asked the question, "how
would you explain gaming to a non-gamer" and explored the many scenarios
associated with the question.
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Shogun Community - Column posted: Monday, January 8,
2001
After playing many hours of
the excellent game "Shogun:Total War" I found it strange the community was not as
large as for other games. I did this update which aimed to introduce
new gamers to Shogun, and this was done with the help of a top Shogun
player. The questions asked of him were aimed to wet the appetite of the reader
and get them interested in the game.
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Counter
Strike V1.0 - Column posted: Friday, November 10,
2000
The most popular online game
to date finally came out of beta. This update discusses the changes and
talks about the communities reaction to the final release of the
game.
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Tactics
& Strategy - Column posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2000
One of my most popular
columns. This updated looked at
how tactics and strategy used in the real world are quickly being
incorporated into the latest games. After researching I compared real
life examples to in game experiences, which proved a hit with
readers.
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The last straw - Column posted: Thursday,
July 20, 2000
After a company released new graphics drivers
that enabled users to see through walls, amongst other things, the
online gaming community (having to already deal with game specific
cheats) where in uproar. Being a strong anti-cheater myself I looked
into it and produced this column on my findings. The column was linked
around the world so that gamers could learn about these drivers.
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Is Quake
Dead? - Column posted: Wednesday,
May 31, 2000
This update was in
light of the new wave of team games appearing on the scene. For years
gamers have mostly played alone as a single player, yet games are
slowing moving towards team play. This update caused a stir amongst the
quake gaming community, and sparked a debate as to the future of Quake.
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SAS @
BarrysWorld - Column posted: Monday, May 15, 2000
After being employed by BarrysWorld (once they received
funding) I did this update to explain what my role at BarrysWorld would
be. I also told my life story on how I lead up to becoming paid to do a
job that I loved.
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