Jordan Magnuson

	Jordan Magnuson Jordan Magnuson (born 1984 in Tunisia) is an American independent game designer known for his minimalistic games, his games about travel, and for creating the indie game-focused website and community TIGSource TIGSource, short for The Independent Games Source, is a news blog and Internet community centered around the creation of independent video games, founded in 2005 by Jordan Magnuson but soon taken over by Derek Yu, both independent game developer .... Among his games are ''Loneliness'' (2012), ''Freedom Bridge'', and ''The Gametrekking Omnibus''. Magnuson is also the founder of the game blog NecessaryGames.com. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Magnuson, Jordan Video game designers Indie video game developers Browser game developers 1984 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Game Designer Game design is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game for entertainment or for educational, exercise, or experimental purposes. Increasingly, elements and principles of game design are also applied to other interactions, in the form of gamification. Game designer and developer Robert Zubek defines game design by breaking it down into its elements, which he says are the following: * Gameplay, which is the interaction between the player and the mechanics and systems * Mechanics and systems, which are the rules and objects in the game * Player experience, which is how users feel when they're playing the game Games such as board games, card games, dice games, casino games, role-playing games, sports, video games, war games, or simulation games benefit from the principles of game design. Academically, game design is part of game studies, while game theory studies strategic decision making (primarily in non-game situations). Games have historically inspired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	TIGSource TIGSource, short for The Independent Games Source, is a news blog and Internet community centered around the creation of independent video games, founded in 2005 by Jordan Magnuson but soon taken over by Derek Yu, both independent game developers. The site has been described as having been an important "cultural nexus" for the creation of indie games development in the 2000s and early 2010s, and a key player in changing the perception of independent video games as merely casual games to that of an art form. Its forums were the launchpad for several award-winning games, including the best-selling video game of all time, ''Minecraft'', BAFTA-winning dystopian immigration officer simulation ''Papers, Please'', viral phenomenon ''QWOP'', puzzle-platform game ''Fez'', and Yu's own ''Spelunky''. The site was in 2009 referred to as "one of the primary sources of information about the indie scene on the web and host to one of indie's best forums, bringing creators and fans together to sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Video Game Designers Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practical vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Indie Video Game Developers Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming * Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies * Indie game, any game (board-based, video, or otherwise) published or produced outside mainstream means; a subset of third party game Indie Fund, an organization created by several independent game developers to help fund budding indie video game development Indie Game Jam, an effort to rapidly prototype video game designs and inject new ideas into the game industry Indie role-playing game, a role-playing game published outside of traditional, "mainstream" means Indie RPG Awards, annual, creator-based awards for Indie role-playing game products Music Independent music, subculture music that is independent of major producers Indie dance, or alternative dance, a type of dance music rooted in indie rock and indie pop Indie electronic, a music genre I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Browser Game Developers Browse, browser or browsing may refer to: Programs Web browser, a program used to access the World Wide Web Code browser, a program for navigating source code File browser or file manager, a program used to manage files and related objects Hardware browser, a program for displaying networked hardware devices Image browser or image viewer, a program that can display stored graphical images Browser service, a feature of Microsoft Windows to browse shared network resources Other uses Browsing, a kind of orienting strategy in animals and human beings Browsing (herbivory), a type of feeding behavior in herbivores Browse Island, Australia Browse LNG The Browse LNG was a liquefied natural gas plant project proposed for construction at James Price Point, north of Broome on the Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia. It was considered by a joint venture including Woodside Petroleum, Shell, BP, ... , Australian liquefied natural gas plant project {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1984 Births Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February February 3 Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]