Links 2020-04-05
On Gaming …
- The cost of games – Raph’s Website
Lots of people have made the observation that in terms of raw purchasing power, players pay around half of what they used to in the 80s.
- Confessions of an Unreal Engine 4 Engineering Firefighter – Allar’s Blog
Engineering is sometimes the most asinine and painful thing you can do, but those who love it understand the feeling of solving a problem and having something Just Work.
- The Existential Terror of Battle Royale – Jeff Atwood
Battle Royale is not the game mode we wanted, it’s not the game mode we needed, it’s the game mode we all deserve. And the best part is, when we’re done playing, we can turn it off.
- How to survive in Fortnite if you’re old and slow | Keith Stuart, The Guardian
If you’re thinking of dipping your toe in, here are 13 tips to get you started.
- Elite: Dangerous — A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide
Let’s be honest, Elite: Dangerous (ED) doesn’t exactly go out of its way to explain things to players.
- World of Warcraft perfectly predicted our coronavirus panic – Amit Katwala, WIRED UK
An accidental pandemic in the online game offers a valuable insight into the way people are behaving during the coronavirus crisis.