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Third issue of Well-played out now

ETC Press is excited to announce the release of the third issue of
Well Played: a journal on video games, value and meaning
http://www.etc.cmu.edu/etcpress/content/volume-1-number-3

The Well Played Journal is a forum for in-depth close readings of video
games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of
playing a game. It is a reviewed journal open to submissions that will be
released on a regular basis.

Time Tech and Tales: The fall and rise of the popularity of narration in
games seen through Monkey Island 2 and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Emmanuel Eytan

Queue’d Up: The Functioning of Randomized Groups in World of Warcraft
Charles Ecenbarger II

EUROPA UNIVERSALIS II: Conquest, trading, diplomacy from the Middle Ages
to Napoleon
Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen

Deus Ex Ludos: Representation, Agency, and Ethics in Deus Ex: Invisible War
Joseph Hogle

Playing as a Woman as a Woman as if a Man
Gabriela T. Richard

Posted in Discussion GBL, Research.


Trunky Fish Game part of great AppFriday Sales

Be sure to check it out – lots of reduced apps (with upwards of 80%) and free apps.

See it here – its only good today Friday the 13th April: Trunky

Posted in News.


Trunky Fish Game released in 5 languages (English, German, Danish, Swedish and Arabic)

Catch it while you can! In the Trunky Fish Game, you have to catch all the fish when their mouth is gaping, otherwise you might scare them away!
Try the two player mode and play with your friends!

 

Posted in News.


A new handbook for using game-based learning that I missed

I haven’t had time to properly read but the editor is well into things.

See the handbook here. 

Posted in News, Research.


Growth team for Creative industries

I have been appointed to serve as part of a 9-person team that will report directly to three Danish minsters on Culture, Education and Business to see how we can create better conditions for the creative industries to increase growth and create more jobs.

If you have ideas and input please let me know as we are trying to get a broad basis for ideas.

See more information in the press release:

Posted in Business, News.


New Trunky Memory game (Now in Danish)

We have earlier released Trunky Memory game in English, but not it’s also available in Danish.

Check it out here - a few promo codes below for the lucky ones:

MNNWT7YFFL9E
7FE9W9JFRE3W
N6NW4AFE6XTP

 

 

Posted in Development, News.


Total list of many App review sites (+200)

The below list really show the messy app space.

Our current list of all general app sites – it’s quite a list, but of course you can also just use PRmac :-)

crazymikesapps.com/category/kids-apps/
148apps.com/
allaboutiphone.net/contact/reviews/
alliphoneappsreview.com
allthingsd.com
AltiApp.com/contact/
app-reciationreviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/contact-app-reciation-reviews.html
app-review.tumblr.com/
app.itize.us/
appaddict.net/contact-us/
appadvice.com/
appappeal.com/
appbite.com/developers/
appchatter.com/submit/app-for-review/
appcraver.com/contact/
appdiscover.com/iphone-app-developers/
appforme.webs.com/contactus.htm
appgamer.net
appgirlreviews.com/
appguide.de
appleinsider.com/submit_story.php
appleiphoneapps.com
appleiphoneschool.com/contact/
applenapps.com/sample-page
applesauceblog.com
appletell.com/
appmania.webs.com/
appmodo.com
appolicious.com
apppicker.com/contact_us/
appsafari.com/submit/
appsandhats.com/feedback/
appscout.com/poptellus.php
appshopper.com/
appshouter.com
appshrink.com/submit-app-and-press-release-for-review/
appsized.com/appsized/Contact.html
appsmile.com/contact-appsmile/
appspy.com/contact-us
appstoreapps.com/contact/
appstorearcade.com/contact-us/
appstorehq.com/
appstorm.net/
apptheater.com/
apptism.com/previews/new
appvader.com/
appvee.com/dev_contact.php
appyzilla.com/contact-2/
appzilla.co.uk/review/
arcadelife.wordpress.com/get-reviewed/
armchairarcade.com/neo/contact
arstechnica.com
artoftheiphone.com/
asiangirlgamer.com/
astrosaurus.com/contact-us.html
blogdoiphone.com
blogiphone.fr
brickroll.com/submit-a-game/
buymeaniphone.com/
byki.com/iphone/iphone.html
canadianreviewer.com/contact-us/
crazymikesapps.com
dailyappshow.com/submit-an-app-for-review
destructoid.com/elephant/index-channel.phtml?t=iPhone&nav=
deviceopia.com/about-2
digital-storytime.com
diygamer.com/about/contact-us/
enoda.co.uk/contact/request-review/
esferaiphone.com/
eurogamer.net/contact.php
everythingicafe.com/contact/
fingergaming.com/
forms.whatsoniphone.com/forms/woip_submitanapp
frapstr.com/
freshapps.com/want-your-iphone-app-reviewed/
funkyspacemonkey.com/contact news.submission@gmail.com
gadgetizer.com
gamefwd.org/
gamespot.com
gamesuncovered.com/
gamezebo.com/developer-tools
gigaom.com
gizmodo.com/tag/iphone-apps-directory/ (tips@gizmodo.com)
gotapps.com/
handheldhollywood.com/contact/
hotmacapps.com/submit/
howsmyapp.com/
iFanzine.com/
ifonereviews.blogspot.com
ifones.com/
ign.com
ilounge.com/index.php/software/iphone-submit/
info@ilounge.com
imedicalapps.com/
industrygamers.com/topics/iphone/
intomobile.com/
intouchreviews.blogspot.com/
iphone-journal.com/
iphone.appsandgames.com/contact/
iphone.appstorm.net
iphone.iusethis.com/
iphoneachievements.org/about
iphonealley.com/contact
iphoneappattack.com
iphoneappcafe.com/contact-us/
iphoneappcodes.com/?page_id=12
iphoneapplicationlist.com/submit-iwidget/
iphoneappreviewer.com/contact-us/
iphoneappreviews.net/request-a-review/#form
iphoneappreviews.net/request-a-review/
iphoneappsreviewonline.com/request-for-review/
iphoneblog.de/
iphonebuzz.com/send-tips
iphoneclub.nl
iphonedevelopertips.com/
iphonefaq.org/contact
iphonefootprint.com/submit-your-app-for-review/
iphonefootprint.com/submit-your-app-for-review/
iphonefreak.com/submit
iphonegamerblog.com/developers/
iphonegames.com
iphonegamesnetwork.com/
iphoneincanada.ca/
iphoneincanada.ca/contact-me/
iphone-press@iphonelife.com
iphonesavior.com/
iphonestalk.com/contact-us/
iphonestrategygames.com/contact
iphonetiny.com
iphonetoolbox.com/submit/ (charges $5!)
iphoneworld.ca
iphoneworld.ca/about-iphone-world/iphone-world-contacts/
isource.com/about/contact-us/
itracki.com/about/contact-us/
itunesgames.net/contact
iusethisapp.com/submit-app/
iviewapps.com/contact.php?tab=6
justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/contact-us
krapps.com/
macapper.com/category/iphone-apps/
macgasm.net/contact-us/
maclife.com/articles/iphone
macnotes.de/
macrumors.com/site.php?mode=submit
macsoftwarebox.com/
macstories.net/
macworld.com/info/appsubmit.html
MIiPadApps.com/
mobileappbreakfast.com/contact-2/developers/
mobileorchard.com/
mobiletechreview.com/iPhone-game-reviews.htm
modojo.com/iphone/
multiplayerblog.mtv.com/category/iphone
musttap.com/
n4g.com
nativeiphoneapps.com/submit.php
nineoverten.com/about-us/
nodpad.com/
nziphone.com/submitting-press-releases.html
obamapacman.com/contact/
osxreality.com/contact/
padgadget.com/
padvance.com/
platformnation.com/
pocketfullofapps.com
pocketfulofmb.com/
pocketgamer.biz/
pocketgamer.co.uk
appreview.com
razorianfly.com
reviewmyiphoneapp.com/ – 237,569
reviews.cnet.com
rustysabre.com/
sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/about
sciphoneapps.com
simonvideo.com/
slapapp.com/developers
slapapp.com/request-a-review
slidetoplay.com/
slidetoplay.com/contact.html
smokinapps.com/contact/
smokingapples.com
t3.com
talkiphone.com/contact-us/
tapcritic.com/submit-an-app/
tapscape.com/contact-us/
techmedianetwork.com/contact/contact_us.html
technobrains.com/?page_id=156
teencastic.com/
tenfingersclub.com/contact/
the-appcast.com/
theapparticle.com/
theappera@gmail.com
theappera.com/contact/
theappgoddess.com/blog/submit-your-app/
theappleblog.com/submit/
theapppodcast.com/submit-an-app-for-review
theiphoneappreview.com/
theportablegamer.com/game-publishers/
thesmartphoneappreview.com/contact-us/
thumb-culture.com/
tipb.com/contact/
topiphoneresource.info/contact/
touchaholics.com/contact-2/review-requests/
toucharcade.com
toucharchive.com
touchgen.net/
touchmyapps.com/
touchpodium.com/
touchreviews.net/index.php/iphone-developers-request-review/
tuaw.com/contact/appreviews
weplayiphone.com/
whatsoniphone.com/contact
appsforipads.net

Posted in Business.


Status of Upsidedown Games

So we have been pushing hard to get some experiences and progress with Trunky in our new brand upsidedown games. It looks like we are slowly stabilizing with some quite promising apps. Currently we have three games in the Danish top50 for Ipad Games. We will soon launch an effort to establish us with a similar success in other local markets. It seems that the English-speaking is quite flooded, so that won’t be our main target just yet. Need to build up some traction on smaller markets first. We will over the next 6 weeks release all our games with more languages so they will include: English, German, French, Russian, Swedish, Danish, Arab, Russian and Dutch. My hope is that we can here also get 3 games in top50 Ipad games. We will also make sure all games are updated for 5.1 to take advantage of the hi-res on Ipad3 that looks cool.

Our biggest title is also imminent – the one that started the idea for Trunky. Namely, a 3D coloring games so watch out it will rock :-)

Posted in News.


New Games for Health Journal looks very promising

 

(Serious) Games for Health Journal: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications is a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal

(Serious) Games for Health Journal: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications is a bimonthly journal dedicated to the development, use, and applications of game technology for improving physical and mental health and well-being (please find also Health Games and Medical Games categories).

The Journal breaks new ground as the first to address this emerging, widely-recognized, and increasingly adopted area of healthcare.

Serious Games are rapidly becoming an important tool for improving health behaviors ranging from healthy lifestyle habits and behavior modification, to self-management of illness and chronic conditions to motivating and supporting physical activity. Games are also increasingly used to train healthcare professionals in methods for diagnosis, medical procedures, patient monitoring, as well as for responding to epidemics and natural disasters.

Games for Health Journal is a must for anyone interested in the research and design of health games that integrate well-tested, evidence-based behavioral health strategies to help improve health behaviors and to support the delivery of care.

Games for Health Journal coverage includes:
·          Nutrition, weight management, obesity
·          Disease prevention, self-management, and adherence
·          Cognitive, mental, emotional, and behavioral health
·          Games in home-to-clinic telehealth systems
Games for Health Journal is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Bill Ferguson, PhD, and other leading investigators. View the entire editorial board that includes some of the brightest folks around that deal with this topic.
About Games for Health Industry InsidereNewsletter
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publisher’s Games for Health Industry Insider is an innovative electronic newsletter that delivers the latest updates on new digital health game technology, clinical applications, collaborations and partnerships, funding, and critical industry news.
Published biweekly, Games for Health Industry Insider is emailed directly to your inbox or email-enabled mobile device every other Thursday morning. Sign up for your FREE trial today
Here is the PRESS RELEASE

Posted in News, Research.


A proud day for the Fishing game w. Trunky

I think we finally managed to strike a balance. We are getting very good feedback on the Fishing Game, and can’t wait to see if we in 2-3 weeks time will be able to duplicate the success in the Danish Appstore. Yesterday we received 6/6 hearts from Appnyt.dk and best of all a lot of user comments who gives it high praise. An update to the game will be submitted any day, but want to make sure we get all comments from users.

Check the review here (in Danish):

Posted in Reviews.