Articles

        Well, here we are. Musings, rants, and commentary. I'm underqualified and overcaffinated, so sit tight.

• QExpo Article on the Community (By Jehar)

                Rantish article on the stupidy of all this community vs. community junk. Can't we all just map together?

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• Essay on Lovecraft influences on Quake (By Jehar)

               A look at how H.P. Lovecraft influenced the start of gaming today, and how his philosophies meld with those of fast-paced action. As it is in the Wikipedia, it is open source and free to all substantial edits.

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• Metagaming in Quake (By Jehar)

               A series of articles dealing with the psychological aspects of deathmatch, along with a healthy dose of Sun Tzu.

Part 1 - The Environment
Part 2 - The "Zone"
Part 3 - When to Attack
Part 4 - Attitudes
Part 5 - Slumps

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• Argument Essay on Videogame Violence (By Jehar)

            Essay done for scholastic purposes, but I think other people could get some use out of it as well.

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• Art Movements in Level Design (By Jehar)

            Some musings on where level design is going as an art medium, and how realism may be fading away.

• Realism and Abstraction in Level Design (By Jehar)

            An attempt to define different characteristics of realism in level design.

                

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