Monthly Archives: February 2012

Symposium, 1 March

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

It’s the first week of the month, which means that it’s time for another VGHVI Symposium! Last month’s generated such a complex discussion about games, play, and learning that I’m of a mind to see if we can use its … Continue reading →

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VGHVI podcast, episode 3: Myst Adventures

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

A playversation in and around Myst, finishing with a musical walkthrough courtesy of Pifie & Errol. Dan assumes hosting duties, leading Steve Gilham (@OzymandiasAV), Eric Swain, David Carlton, and Roger Travis through a numinous world of adventure-game discourse. VGHVIpodcastNS03

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Gaming Session: Minecraft, February 23, 2012

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

It’s the last Thursday of the month, so: Minecraft night! Thursday 2/23 at 9:30 EST / 6:30 PST, server is minecraft.bactrian.org, voice chat over vent (do we really need to use both vent and mumble or can we ditch one … Continue reading →

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VGHVI podcast episode 2

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

This one starts from David’s post about learning and play, which followed up on the January symposium. Featuring Mattie Brice, David Carlton, Pat Holleman, and Roger Travis. VGHVIpodcastNS02

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Gaming Session: Myst, February 16, 2012

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

For this week’s gaming session, we’ve decided to avoid platform problems by picking Myst to play. (Hmm, what does that criterion suggest should be our next choice? Doom? Zork?) It’ll be another one of our simultaneous single player nights, where we play … Continue reading →

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Open a can of VGHVI!

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Thanks to the heroic (not to say “epic”) efforts of Dan Cox, we’re going to try our first experiment in podcasting in quite a while. See what you think! Featuring Mattie Brice, Dan Cox, Pat Holleman, and Roger Travis. VGHVIpodcastNS01 … Continue reading →

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Gaming session: League of Legends, 9 February

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

So, yes, it’s a blatant attempt to gain the pleasure of Jorge Albor‘s company. Very fun game, though (Jorge has taste!). The usual time and place: Thursday at 9:30 EST / 6:30 PST. Comment here, and friend TinPeregrinus (Roger) for … Continue reading →

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