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Gamasutra interview with Doug
Last month, I did a long interview with Leigh Alexander for Gamasutra. We talked about the collective, abusive game design, B.U.T.T.O.N., broken games, and more. Read it here. Here’s an excerpt: At its best, abusive game design can create a kind of playful meta-game — a battle of wits and willpower between designer and player.…
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Nordic Game Indie Night 2011 – Call For Submissions
UPDATE: We’ve extended the submission deadline to Monday, March 21. (For further updates, watch this blog or follow us on Twitter). Nordic Game Conference, in collaboration with the Copenhagen Game Collective, is pleased to announce the 2nd annual Nordic Game Indie Night showcase. The purpose of the showcase is to call attention to talented indie…
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Nordic Game Jam Pre-Party is back!
Yes yes ya’ll, it’s time for another Nordic Game Jam Pre-Party! Last year was so much fun that of course we had to throw it again. Nifflas will be back again to DJ, and he’ll be joined by our friend Prins Winther. Visuals by Oppe Om Natten. We may try to run a special 26-player…
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2010 – The Year of B.U.T.T.O.N.
In case you missed it, we finally released B.U.T.T.O.N. for Xbox Live Indie. Woo hoo! Just in time for all the New Years Eve revelry! Check out the game’s new website, or follow news about the game on Twitter. The Xbox Live Indie service isn’t available in all countries – or at least not in…
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The Copenhagen Game Collective went to the US of A! Part 2
[singlepic id=348 w=500 float=] Culver City, brutalized! (Part 1 here) After our stint in NYC, we headed west to California to attend IndieCade 2010, to showcase B.U.T.T.O.N. It was our third IndieCade in a row! But as I mentioned a few weeks ago, this year had a special significance for us, given that we had…
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The Copenhagen Game Collective went to the US of A! Part 1
So we went to America. The first stop on our trip was New York City, where our games were shown at a Babycastles party in Queens. The place was a venue called Silent Barn, which is mostly known for hosting concerts. The Babycastles Arcade started out with a couple of guys showing weird games at…
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Brutally Unfair Game Bash at Babycastles!
Are you going to be in NYC on Saturday evening, October 2? Join us for a “Brutally Unfair Game Bash” at Babycastles in Queens!: (Higher res version here). We’ve planned the event together with our friend, NYC-based game artist Zach Gage. I’m very happy to announce that both Katherine Isbister and Frank Lantz are going…
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Against the myth of the lone genius
Check out this fun article in Slate questioning the myth of the lone genius (also known as the “auteur”). Money quote: The shift in understanding creativity is well underway. The stereotypes of miraculous breakthrough moments—and the incessant drive to locate them in the head of epic individuals—are slowly yielding to a portrait of complex, meandering,…