Is it not a paradox when female gamers are glorified, yet at the same time being disparaged (unfortunately also by ourselves) as sexual objects, posing on pictures licking controllers? I mean… Come on world.

By Ditte Wad Andersen, Storyboard Artist and Graphics Designer at Based on Experience.

I am positive that most of you are familiar with the term, as well as the phenomenon, called “gamer gurl”. The reason why I would like to dedicate this (my very first!) blog-post, is obviously because it is a rather controversial and hot topic amongst us, gamers, of the female sex.

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Why is there such an emphasis on winning in video games? Can’t video games be something else than a way to grant you bragging rights against your friends?

By Benjamin Nicholas Overgaard, Programmer and Audio Designer at Based on Experience

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I’m sure that many gamers at the age of 20 and above, like me, can agree that gaming in the 90s or earlier is difficult to compare to what gaming is now. At least when looking at the feasibility of games. The entire process of completing a game in the 90s was based on trial and error and the local circumstances; in other words, try it out yourself and ask your friends for help if necessary.

By Teresa B. Madariaga Alvarez, Concept Developer and Graphics Artist at Based on Experience

The whole game experience was not limited to the game itself, but the circumstances around you. Who doesn’t recall the cozy times in school, when everyone brought Link Cables to battle and trade Pokémon with each other? And you might as well ask each other for good tips and share your experiences while at it. In fact, the game requiresthat you meet with friends in order to evolve some Pokémon to their last stage, and thus increase your possibilities to win. Read more…

The ways of the ancestors
The young villager, Me Ning, lives in the Far East. He, and his entire village, is at the brink of starvation; the children are dropping like flies, and by God, no one can afford an iPhone! Yes, life is terrible! Read more…