“In the old days man tried to catch a glimpse ofthe future in the strangest of waysthey locked themselves in dark roomsnot partaking of food and drink At the stroke of midnightthey ventured out into the night through the dark woodswhere strange creature roamed To see if they would be wealthyTo see if they would be happyTo see if they…
Author: allisonlgoz
Neverending Nightmares: an investigation into the human psyche
There have been a plethora of novels throughout history that have explored the effects of depression and mental illness on the human psyche. The case can be made for Herman Melville’s famous protagonist, Ishmael, and his suicidal impulses that lead him on his whaling adventure upon the Pequod. However spectacular or insightful such novels can be they lack the visual…
Valiant Hearts: An Exploration Into the People of World War I
World War I was a war stuck in transition; soldiers charged with bayonets in hand under the fire of machine guns from enemy forces crammed inside the belly of eroding trenches. There were no Nazis or atomic bombs that made the lines between “good” and “evil” so easy for each side to define. It was a politician’s war and novels…
Never Alone: A Visual History of the Native Alaskan Iñupaiq
Never Alone is an indie-platformer game that mingles modest puzzling levels with the history and folklore of the Native Iñupaiq Eskimo, a tribe that still survives today with an estimated 361 members according to the 2010 Census. The result is an enchantingly beautiful yet, if I am honest, rudimentary platform game that will break your heart in all the best…