Monthly Archives: July 2011

Gaming Session: Minecraft, July 28, 2011

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

It’s the last Thursday of the month, which means that it’s Minecraft time! The usual time and place: 9:30 EDT / 6:30 PDT, the server is minecraft.bactrian.org, and chat over Vent. If you don’t have the Vent contact info, leave … Continue reading →

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Gaming Session: Age of Conan, 21 July

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

To make sure we have sufficient comparisons in the “Free to Play” MMORPG range, and of course to make sure we have a shared idea of what “high fantasy” is supposed to be and to, er, show, we’ll take a … Continue reading →

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Gaming Session: Terraria, July 14, 2011

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Since we spend so much time playing Minecraft, we figured we should give Terraria a try, so we’re playing that game this Thursday. We hadn’t talked explicitly about whether we should play single player or multiplayer.  (I actually didn’t realize … Continue reading →

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VGHVI LOTRO symposium 4 this Thursday

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

This Thursday night at 9:30 Eastern we’ll convene the fourth session of our monthly symposium (you know, a drinking party) on “Roots of Humanistic Game Criticism” inside the world of Turbine’s The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO). Last month … Continue reading →

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