Play and Games

Last Update: 04.28.2008
Including 3 sections: I. Works, II. Game Blogs, III. Game Sites

I.  Works (free and online or downloadable only)

"Asteroids."

http://www.brainjar.com/java/games/asteroids/

(dd)

"Balloon Head."

http://analogik.com/multimedia_bh.asp  (dd; created by ÃC­·²î [Kao Fu-san]; produced by ¤Y¤s¹ü§^)

Bookchin, Natalie. 1999.  "Intruder."

http://www.calarts.edu/~bookchin/intruder/  (dd)

"Border Control." Zine14.com.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/games/border-patrol.html   (disconnected?)

(a racist game; dd)

"Chasm." 

http://www.abc.net.au/gameon/chasm/chasmgame.htm  (dd)

"Chat Noir" (Black Cat).

http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/chatnoir/chatnoir.html  (dd)

Chen, Jenova. 2006. "Flow."

http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/flowing/black.html

(dd; PS3 version available)

Condon, Brody Kiel. (2000-2) "Adam Killer."

http://www.tmpspace.com/AK/downloads.html  (dd)

Dave McColgin, Dave. (2004)  "In the Car." *dd

http://steel.lcc.gatech.edu/~dmccolgin/blueInventory.html

Deck, Andy.  "Space Invaders Act 1732."

http://artcontext.com/act/97/space/

"Don't Be a Tear Jerk."

http://www.milbestlight.com/actlikeaman1.aspx 
(source from Water Cooler Games; "Grins & Needles"; "Lust for Bust")

Dvorsky, Jakub. "Samorost 1." *dd

http://www.samorost2.com/games.html

Dvorsky, Jakub. "Samorost 2." *dd

http://www.samorost.net/samorost2

fabulous999.  (2002) "The Suicide Bomber Game."

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view.php?id=50323  (dd)

Flanagan, Mary. "The Adventures of Josie True"

http://www.josietrue.com 

or check out: http://www.maryflanagan.com/josie.htm
(featuring a Chinese girl, named "Tu Chou Xi"; dd; cd available)

"Flysui"

http://www2.abc.net.au/fly/flysui/flysui.html  (dd)

Frasca, Gonzalo. 2002. "Kabul Kaboom!."

http://ludology.typepad.com/games/kabulkaboom.html

 (dd)

----, et al. 2003.  "September 12th."  Newsgaming.

http://newsgaming.com/games/index12.htm  (dd)

----, et al. 2004. "Madrid."

http://newsgaming.com/games/madrid/ (dd)

Fujiki, Jun. 2006. "OLE Coordinate System."

http://tserve01.aid.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~fujiki/ole_coordinate_system/index.html

(demo; dd; an Escher-like game; OLE = Object Locative Environment)

Fulp, Tom. 2002.  "Al Quaidamon." Newgrounds.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view.php?id=42797  (dd)

"Grow."  Eyemaze.

http://www.eyezmaze.com/grow3/index.html  (dd; the highest score: 20,000 points:

http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~hmw26/join-the-dots/images/2004-03-22-grow-2.jpg)

"Gun Fight." 1975.

http://www.tombstones.org.uk/~ankman/

(look up "Gun Fight" in the list; a MAME version; dd; Flash version not available?)

(HOW TO INSTALL AND PLAY)

Halem, Ferry. 2001.  "Hold the Rope." Orisinal.

http://www.orisinal.org/games/rope.htm

Heggen, Erlend S., et al.  "Ocean Survivor."

http://www.oceanlegacy.org/ocean_survivor.html   (dd)

Hogarth, Stewart. "The Naked Game."

http://www.retrodev.co.uk/MiscGames/NakedGame/TheNakedGame.html  (dd)

Incitti, Marco.  "Gridwars."

http://gridwars.marune.de/ 

(dd; an abstract game)

Introversion Software.  "Darwinia."

http://www.darwinia.co.uk/

(demo; dd; IGF 2006 finalist)

"Island Hop." Orbitz Games.

http://orbitzgames.com/play.aspx

"JFK Reloaded." (*dd/*lee)

http://www.jfkreloaded.com/start/

Jodi. "Arena."

http://www.untitled-game.org/pc/arena.zip  (dd)

----. http://www.untitled-game.org/

Kim, Jiae and Robin Vachal. "Princess."

http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cl457/princess.html  (dd)

kakbarnf. (2005) "Hapland"

http://www.deviantart.com/view/14864502/ (dd)

La Ciel Est Bleu. "La Pate a Son".

http://www.lecielestbleu.com/media/pateasonframe.htm

(a music play; see also Maeda's "Maeda Path.";  dd)

Lynn, Vicki.  "The Guardians of the Millennium."

http://www.theguardians.com/  (dd)

Maeda, John and Jared Tarbell.  "Maeda Path."

http://www.levitated.net/daily/levMaedaPath.html

(a music game; dd)

Mateas, Michael and Andrew Stern. "Facade"

http://www.interactivestory.net   (dd; an one-act interactive drama/game)

"Mojo Master"

http://www.mojomastergame.com/  

(a dating game; dd)

Molleindustria. 2006. "McDonald's Videogame."

http://www.mcvideogame.com/game-eng.html  (dd)

"Mono."

http://www.binaryzoo.com/games/mono/

(dd; an abstract game on colors)

"Mr. Bubb in Space." 2002. Zoesis Studios.  (dd)

http://www.zoesis.com/mrbubb/index.html

Ominous Development. 2006. "Strange Attractors."

http://ominousdev.com/SA/Strange1_2.exe   

(IGF 2006 finalist; dd)

"Pac Man."

http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/pacman_flash/pacman_flash.shtml

(Flash version; dd)

"Pearl Demon." 2002. Zoesis Studios.  (dd)

http://www.zoesis.com/pearldemon.html

Persuasive Games.  "Disaffected."

http://www.persuasivegames.com/games/game.aspx?game=disaffected  (dd)

----. 2008. "Fatworld."

http://www.fatworld.org/home.php  (dd)

PiGPEN.  "V-Tech Rampage."

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/378086

"Pinball."

http://starskyandhutchmovie.warnerbros.com/pinball/  (dd)

The Polyphonic Spree. "Quest for the Rest."

http://questfortherest.com/  (dd)

"Pong."

http://www.corporatedump.com/oldpong.html  (dd)

Rohrer, Jason. "Passage."

http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/  (dd; go to the Creator's Statement for more info)

Ruiz, Susana, et al.  "Darfur Is Dying."

http://www.darfurisdying.com/  (dd)

"Space Invaders."

http://www.neave.com/games/invaders/

(Flash version; also see "Trigger Happy" and "Space Invaders Act 1732"; dd)

Stef & Phil. 2002. "New York Defender."

 http://www.angelfire.com/nb/cdi/games16.htm (dd)

"Super Columbine Massacre RPG."

http://www.columbinegame.com/download.htm

(ref. to the Columbine event; ref. to Doom; dd)

"Surf's UP."

http://www.miniclip.com/surf.htm

Tagaki, Toshimitsu. 2004. "Crimson Room."

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/room.php

(dd; "Viridian Room," a new episode)

Thomson and Craighead. "Trigger Happy."

http://www.dot-store.com/pages/th/inv.html  (dd)

"Team Arena Demo." (dd)

UN Foundation. 2008. "Nothing But Nets."

http://www.nothingbutnets.net/its-easy-to-help/wmd  (dd)

"Under Ash." 

http://www.underash.net/emessage.htm

(dd; an anti-Israel game)

"Unicef World Heroes."

http://www.unicefusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=201167  (dd)

Wooly Thinking. "The Dark Room."

http://www.woolythinking.com/

(A 3D game.  See all Tagaki's "Crimson Room."; disconnected?)

Zimmerman, Eric et al (GameLab).  "Strain."

http://www.strainlab.com/  (dd)

----.  "Fluid."

http://gamelab.com/game/fluid (disconnected; dd)

----.  (2003) "Arcadia."

http://www.shockwave.com/sw/content/arcadia

(demo; dd)

Zoesis.  "Mr. Bubb in Space."

http://www.zoesis.com/mrbubb/index.html  (dd)

----.  "The Pearl Demon."

http://www.zoesis.com/pearldemon.html  (dd)

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II.  Game Blogs, Journals, and Magazines

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Game Studies.  http://www.gamestudies.org/

Games, Design, Art, Culture (Greg Costikyan).  http://www.costik.com/weblog/

Grand Text Auto.  http://www.grandtextauto.org/

Game Girl Advance.  http://www.gamegirladvance.com/

Ludology.  http://www.ludology.org/

Social Impact Games.  http://www.socialimpactgames.com/

The Escapist. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/

Watercooler Games.  http://www.watercoolergames.org/

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III. Game Sites

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Andkon Arcade. 

http://www.andkon.com/arcade/

Gamelab.

http://www.gamelab.com/

Little Fluffy Industries (free online game daily) (including game intro)

http://www.littlefluffy.com/

Newgrounds. 

http://www.newgrounds.com/

Newsgaming.

http://www.newsgaming.com/

Samorost.

http://www.samorost2.com/games.html

Shockwave. 

http://www.shockwave.com/

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