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Archive for January 25th, 2010

Love to play games online? If you, like many girls, love playing dress up games online, you might be missing out on another huge angle of the game. Sure you know how to click and drag clothing over for your doll base to wear on the computer screen, but have you ever considered playing dress up games with your friends at your house or at the mall?

Dress Up Games at Home
If you’ve ever gone through your closet to see what still fits and what looks good together, you’ve played a version of this dress up game. The next time you have an itch for fashion, head to your closet instead of your computer. Pull out everything you own and put it on the bed or floor. Then start trying things on.

Your first goal is to find anything that doesn’t fit anymore or that is totally unflattering. Throw those in a pile to give away or modify. You might be able to cut off pants that are too short and make capris or shorts instead, for example. Your next goal is to break up your current favorite outfits and see how many new ones you can create. If you need to, start with jeans and try on all your tops. Then leave on a particularly funky top and see how it matches up with various skirts, shorts and pants.  Read more... (556 words, estimated 2:13 mins reading time)

MMORPG gaming and console gaming have traditionally been thought of as completely separate and different playstyles. As the video game industry progresses however one can see that there are reasons to play both, rather than one sub-genre exclusively. This essay will go over the vast differences, as well as the universal traits that make both these forms of gaming complementary rather than contradictory.

One powerful trait both mmorpg gaming and console gaming share is that of escapism. Research has shown a strong connection between pain and anxiety. In fact, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has put this into practice by helping burn victims. The children play in this virtual reality to distract them from the painful process of healing from burn wounds. Although most would assume a virtual world such as World of Warcraft would be more immersive there are also console games such as Fable which would beg to differ. Here we see a powerful tool of video games, escapism, which unchecked can lead to an unhealthy obsession with the virtual worlds.  Read more... (892 words, estimated 3:34 mins reading time)