Comments on: Christianity and Games http://www.gamedevigner.com/2009/05/26/christianity-and-games/ Developer / Designer / Diviner Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:17:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paolo http://www.gamedevigner.com/2009/05/26/christianity-and-games/comment-page-1/#comment-1367 Paolo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:47:11 +0000 http://www.gamedevigner.com/?p=447#comment-1367 Hi Jon, The Christian Game Developers Conference (http://www.cgdc.org/) should be a great place to start. Here is their last big press release for the 2009 conference: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/christian-game-developers-conference-2009-begins-on-july-30th-in-portland--oregon--with-loaves-and-fishes-for-all Hope this helps! Paolo Hi Jon,

The Christian Game Developers Conference (http://www.cgdc.org/) should be a great place to start.

Here is their last big press release for the 2009 conference: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/christian-game-developers-conference-2009-begins-on-july-30th-in-portland–oregon–with-loaves-and-fishes-for-all

Hope this helps!

Paolo

]]> By: Yontan http://www.gamedevigner.com/2009/05/26/christianity-and-games/comment-page-1/#comment-1176 Yontan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:53:07 +0000 http://www.gamedevigner.com/?p=447#comment-1176 Thanks for the article, I came by this while investigating whether there was already an existing organisation for Christians in the games industry. I have just started working in the industry and I was thinking about an organisation called Christians in Sport, which then led me to think on the Christian Medical Fellowship. They exist to unite Christians in these fields, encouraging one-another and supporting each other. I was wondering if anyone knew of a similar games organisation. Jon Thanks for the article, I came by this while investigating whether there was already an existing organisation for Christians in the games industry. I have just started working in the industry and I was thinking about an organisation called Christians in Sport, which then led me to think on the Christian Medical Fellowship. They exist to unite Christians in these fields, encouraging one-another and supporting each other. I was wondering if anyone knew of a similar games organisation.

Jon

]]> By: Paolo http://www.gamedevigner.com/2009/05/26/christianity-and-games/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Paolo Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:25:46 +0000 http://www.gamedevigner.com/?p=447#comment-228 Thank you very much. I agree that one of the saddest things that a lot of Christians forget is that our God is a masterful storyteller and we should follow in his footsteps. Thank you very much.

I agree that one of the saddest things that a lot of Christians forget is that our God is a masterful storyteller and we should follow in his footsteps.

]]> By: God at play http://www.gamedevigner.com/2009/05/26/christianity-and-games/comment-page-1/#comment-226 God at play Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:51:02 +0000 http://www.gamedevigner.com/?p=447#comment-226 Nice post Paolo. I'm so happy to have found a couple more game developers interested in Christian games. :) It's hard making a game that tells a story, because you have two challenges at the same time: doing a good job telling any story at all using games, and doing a good job telling a specifically Christian story in any medium. I'm pretty confident that you can express the Gospel through a game, though. Good games can be the equivalent of good parables. And we already know how well those worked for expressing the Gospel. Nice post Paolo. I’m so happy to have found a couple more game developers interested in Christian games. :)

It’s hard making a game that tells a story, because you have two challenges at the same time: doing a good job telling any story at all using games, and doing a good job telling a specifically Christian story in any medium.

I’m pretty confident that you can express the Gospel through a game, though. Good games can be the equivalent of good parables. And we already know how well those worked for expressing the Gospel.

]]> By: Paolo http://www.gamedevigner.com/2009/05/26/christianity-and-games/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Paolo Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:19:00 +0000 http://www.gamedevigner.com/?p=447#comment-197 Hi Joey, Part of the problem is defining what it means to make a "Christian" game. Brian is describing a game with the Gospel in it and very explicitly telling the story of Christ. I tend to lean more towards C. S. Lewis and Tolkien in using Christian themes. What would you define as a "Christian" game and what would you like to see in it? Hi Joey,

Part of the problem is defining what it means to make a “Christian” game. Brian is describing a game with the Gospel in it and very explicitly telling the story of Christ. I tend to lean more towards C. S. Lewis and Tolkien in using Christian themes.

What would you define as a “Christian” game and what would you like to see in it?

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