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New York Around the World with NYVGC

Around the World with NYVGC: Beijing (Part 4 - Command Economy)

<< Part 3 - Hazardous for your Health | Part 5 - Prosperity and Tradition >> “An oppressive government is more to be feared than...
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Around the World with NYVGC: Beijing (Part 2 - Beg, Borrow, or Steal)

<< Part 1 - Introduction | Part 3 - Hazardous for your Health >> "All warfare is based on deception." - Sun Tzu I’ve...
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Around the World with NYVGC: Beijing (Part 1 - Introduction)

The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is...
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Get your game on at Zhong Guan Cun 中关村 in Haidian, Beijing (Slideshow)

  • Zhong Guan Cun
  • January 15, 2012
I stopped by the basement area in Zhong Guan Cun and pleasantly found some places for gamers in Beijing to get their game on.There was an arcade, a...
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Around the World with NYVGC - Gaming in Taipei (Part 4 - Conclusion)

<< Part 3Overall, Taipei was a great experience. Gaming culture here in a way is a reflection of Taiwanese culture in general. The society...
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Reflec Beat Arcade game combines touchscreen, Pong, and piano-like dexterity

  • Reflec Beat Arcade Game
  • January 3, 2012
Reflec Beat is an arcade game I came across in Taipei, Taiwan in the Ximending district. A mix of reflexes, music, persistence, and disposable...
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Jubeat Asian Arcade game is a lesson for Western arcades

  • Jubeat Arcade Game
  • January 3, 2012
American arcades need to learn their lesson from Asia. In a spectacle of dexterity, music, and explosive visuals, Jubeat is an abstract, reflex...
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Around the World with NYVGC: New Year's in Taiwan

To expand the focus of what's already tenuously called New York Video Game Culture Examiner, I figured that while I'm on vacation, why not...
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