Author Archives: gilm

Before The Hunger Games Kills Also Your Imagination

Posted on October 5, 2011 by gilm

The Hunger Games series kills a lot of things. Mostly blow up children. But it is a masterpiece that combines the wit and strategy of Ender’s Game, with the clever writing and suspense of Harry Potter. So right before the … Continue reading →

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An Epic Moment in British Comedy

Posted on July 21, 2011 by gilm

Spend 5 seconds and look at the screengrabs below. And now let me explain why it’s such an epic moment in British comedy. You guessed right, the screengrab is taken from Shaun of The Dead. In this scene, Shaun (Simon … Continue reading →

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The Neverhood

Posted on July 20, 2011 by gilm

The Neverhood is the best adventure game you (probably) never played. You take the role of Klaymen, a plasticine protagonist unlike any other. Originally released in 1996, by Doug TenNapel (of the Earthworm Jim fame), the game wasn’t a commercial … Continue reading →

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Soul of a New Machine

Posted on June 3, 2011 by gilm

Nostalgia is my middle name, and for the past years I’ve been looking for the reason behind this claim: everything used to be much better. Growing up, we had a colour tv at home. My parents had a betamax video … Continue reading →

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Plan 9 From Outer Space

Posted on April 17, 2011 by gilm

Award-winning picture for the title “Worst Movie Ever Made” was turned into a computer game in 1992 by Gremlin Graphics. I have never managed to sit myself down to watch this film, but its movie poster left such a mark on my teenage self that I kept remembering this name years later. Continue reading →

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I ♥ Stuxnet

Posted on December 3, 2010 by gilm

This is a lecture about a love story that has been developing for the past few weeks, since the moment I read about the Stuxnet worm and spent the next few days attached to the keyboard, searching and researching. Continue reading →

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The Case of The Cautious Condor

Posted on August 16, 2010 by gilm

The Case of The Cautious Condor is an adventure game in the format of a comic book. It was released in 1989 by Tiger Media Inc, and was available DOS, CDTV and FM-Towns. My first encounter with Condor was in … Continue reading →

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