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Game Art Engine, Volume 2 - the next series for the Gaming World

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Game Art Engine, Volume 2 - the next series for the Gaming World By Jacob Malewitz A set of articles chronicling my move between strategy and doom-like games, civilization and action games. What is the first person shooter? Is it better than a strategy game? Is the idea of early gaming better today than yesterday or tomorrow. Are we at a peak we’ve had before. PC or X-Box, console or computer, laptop or desktop. The gaming war. Game Art Engine, Stand Alone 1 From Doom to Halo: Icons of the First Person Shooter By Jacob Malewitz How did first person shooters evolve from Doom to Halo Did you shell out a couple hundred bucks just to play Halo on X-Box? Do you find yourself dreaming of monsters from playing Doom years back? Do you consider your life comparable to a level on Duke Nukem? Do you have flashbacks based on World War games like Call of Duty? Did you buy Serious Sam: First Encounter for ten bucks thinking it would only entertain you for a few hours? Do you argue w...

The Gaming Art Engine, Volume 1

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The Gaming Art Engine By Jacob Malewitz by Dark Alliances Part 1 If you call games, call your civilization. Play with your heritage. Play with your tribe. You can go with the Celts if you are a European, or play with the Chinese if you have asian ancestory. There is room for respect here: all cultures should and can be respected in gaming. Ask for more from your family. Families must support gamers; we are not always gamers, but we remain with the addiction, with the power, and with the knowledge. Can you call games for money? Gaming is power; gaming teaches; strategy is time, time is saved, money is saved -- money is spent, things are remembered. It’s hard to play any game for money but it can be possible, especially in the days of chess tournaments and new game boards. Every time a new game is created, weatlh is spread. Can you call games for learning? I would always call my civilization addiction, but far before PC there was Nintendo.