Tag Archives: video games

'Lost Planet: First Colony' could succeed by either highlighting the ecological themes or by simply letting loose and having fun in true 'Starship Troopers'-style, so let’s hope these glimpses of promise we see begin to take center stage in forthcoming issues.

Under Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo proved that it takes vision to strip down a product rather than dress it up. It’s much more lasting and, pun intended, game-changing to focus on the basics. It’s also a lot more difficult. The line between refreshing and shallow, or exploitatively nostalgic, is thin. When simple goes wrong, game over. When simple goes right, game on.

Some time ago I discovered an excellent app for desktops and mobile devices that can help anyone apply the game metaphor in their lives in fun, productive and therapeutic ways. It’s called SuperBetter and in this post I’ll talk about how it could change your life. It really can.