Draught, floods and plant starvation in Farmville
What is the role of negative events in a game? Looking at the massively successful Farmville, there's not much to learn, as negative events are indeed a very marginal part of the experience. It has been pointed out that it...

Farmville frenzy
When 67 million users are playing an online game, I can't possibly ignore it. So I signed up for Farmville, despite the negative press. But, as you might imagine, I'd rather go the real thing...

Get safe online
Basic knowledge about online security is a cornerstone of digital citizenship, so I welcome any initiative in this sense. Today I learned about the Get Safe Online Week - an initiative founded by UK institutions and a few business partners...

Vanity font
Having a dreadful handwriting, up to a certain age, is a curse. Then, when you grow up just a little bit more, it becomes a sign of rebellion against formal authority. It's so common a pattern, that I really don't...

Neither virtual nor world
Following my considerations around virtual money and social networks (especially Facebook), I've come across an interesting question (is Facebook a virtual world?) and a meaningful thought about a way to measure engagement: the quantity of uproar from users over interface...