Recent content by Captain Love

I saw a discussion recently I thought I'd throw my two cents in to, which was about narratives in games. Specifically talking about linear narratives versus nonlinear narratives. I am of the opinion that the 'nonlinear narrative' is a ugly and persistent myth that undermines what is really...

I suppose I should expand on my comparison of game literacy to basic pillars of learning. My point is not that game literacy is as necessary as being able to read but it does enable the learning of an activity such as reading, arguably at a faster rate than any curriculum. Children (in my...

A good point. The content of a game can also be educational and if it furthered your interest in learning more about a particular topic by being a great game to play, more power to them! I'd love to see more games take a subject such as literature, science or history and run with the idea of how...

Literacy is a word often associated with proficiency in language and the study of literature. Curiously enough it can be applied to almost anything. Literacy, literally the ability to read, is used to describe one's familiarity with or understanding of a great deal of things. Computer literate...