Desktops are much better for gaming than laptops. A computer (PC) can play a wide variety of games, but playing the latest and fanciest requires expensive hardware upgrades.If you can, play some games on a friend's platform before you make the decision yourself.
Purchasing a console or upgrading your computer is a big expense, and it's best to get some experience under your belt so you know how to make the right decision. When you're just starting out, it's best to stick with what you have available. This article has been viewed 109,230 times.ĭecide what to play games on. There are 20 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page.
She holds a BA in Biochemistry from Wesleyan University and a Master’s in Social Work from Fordham University. Hilary is also the co-developer of the Emotions Education 101Turnkey Curriculum. She was also the psychological consultant on AMC’s Mad Men. Hilary has published articles in The New York Times, TIME magazine,, NBC Think,, and Fox News. Hilary is also the author of It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self, which was the winner of the 2018 Best Book Award in the Mental Health/Psychology Category and the 2018 Silver Nautilus Award for Personal Growth (Large Publisher). With almost 20 years of experience, she specializes in helping people understand emotions and how they affect the mind through The Change Triangle tool. Hilary Jacobs Hendel is a Certified Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Psychotherapist and Emotions Educator (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy based in New York City. There is more but i missed it while typing up my notes.This article was co-authored by Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW. Look on youtube for women gamers reviewing games. (xbox.) it is back in the hands of the people. The best communities and information is built when there is strong moderation. We want something like but for games and strategy. , defectiveyeti, metacritic, cerise, iris network, playrag, alltop gaming blogs, twop, scorehero (used to be good, then not enough moderation) Now, 3 or 4 people can get a game out in 4 months.
Story about Artemis Software and their quake engine/ greek mythology game attempt. Small companies can now build games very quickly because the game dev tools are better. What makes a game addictive? is it different by gender? tHis should cross platforms in the rec engine too and patterns might be detectable that if you like X flash game you might love Y MMORPG. Reviews, rating system, recommendation engine. It would list all games, across all platforms and genres, mmorpgs, video games, flash games, board games, rpgs. We all want this: A sort of imdb for gaming. Games that aren’t totally dirty sexist first person shooters (though a lot of us here like them too) Katamari…īoard games, german games, this craze not realy picked up on yet by online industry. It’s still hard to find exciting games for young girls that aren’t sexist and condescending and stupid. I mention the Iris Network and Cerise, an online magazine for game geek women.Ī divide in the industry between games for guys which are seen as monetizable in a certain way while “casual games” that 35 year old women play are treated as exploitable b/c they’re idiots like you can get a stay at home mom to give out the credit card number… it has attracted the seedy underbelly, the shady side of the industry. Someone said the words “Barbie Mortal Combat”… of the moment she realized a bunch of other teenage gamers she played with were female because they were the ones who got emotional at the death of Princess Di. STories of AFT, All Female Tournament, Female Fragfest 99, women playing for years with male online identities to avoid harassment and then coming out. There are some hard core gamers here, about 10 women, a lot of them gamers for many years.