The game’s narrative positions the two brothers as entirely dependent on each other in order to succeed. The story is rich with compelling narrative and beautiful artwork that carries the player through an epic journey. My two boys and I recently played through Brothers, a unique puzzle game where a single player controls both brothers simultaneously. Lee McIlroy, Researcher Specialist Click here to learn more about Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. In the case of terrorists… well I do not want to spoil too much of it now do I? Brothers playing Brothers

If their documents are forged, you can detain them. If the picture does not match the person you can get their fingerprints. As each level progresses a new mechanic is added to the mix. But then in the second stage foreigners are allowed in provided they have the right information. In the first level only passports are required to pass the border checkpoint, however only Artstotzkans can be let in.

As the game progresses, nothing really becomes monotonous. I am not sure how creator Lucas Pope knew how to make checking passports interesting, but he did so with perfection. Nevertheless, Papers, Please is a game that should be boring. Well lucky me! I would sure love to become the border control for a country due to my name being picked from a jar. And I got picked in their October Labor Lottery.

Instead I found myself in the midst of the communist country of Artstotzka who had just ended a war and was intent on creating a border patrol area. When I heard of Papers, Please I assumed I would be playing either as some office worker (do not ask me about that logic) or a as an American police officer forced to stop anyone who was not white. Victoria Janacek, Innovation Lab Intern Click here to play Papers, Please.

The musical experience is stronger than I’ve experience with Kinect-based dance games, which is really saying something. One of the most fascinating aspects to the game is how strongly embodied gameplay is, given it is a tablet game. Pulse is one of my favorite games to introduce non-gamers to gaming because it simple to learn, and has a well-designed challenge ramp that keeps players engaged. I find myself grooving in my chair, or getting up and dancing with the rhythm to keep my hands moving to the music…which feels a bit amazing given that I’m playing on an iPad. The combination of music with pacing of pulses and the distribution of orbiting nodes creates an experience that engages my whole body as I play. It is a mechanically simple music game, based on tapping nodes orbiting a central “speaker” as pulses of sound radiate out to the edges of the screen. Pulse is a music and rhythm game available on iPad and Android tablets that I find I just have to keep playing. Adam Ingram-Goble, Director of Innovations Click here to learn more about Pulse.

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