Author Archives: dbh5111

Anita Sarkeesian Makes TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People List for 2015

Anita Sarkeesian, most well known for her video series, Feminist Frequency, is on TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list for 2015. For those that are unaware, TIME Magazine breaks this list down into subcategories such as “artists,” “pioneers,” “icons,” … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Controversy over Third-Party Servers for Dated Games

Recently, the issue of abandoned software has been brought to the public eye. More specifically, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has requested that the Copyright office provide an exemption to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright’s Act in the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Don Hoang Game Prototype

My game is currently called “Don Hoang Game Prototype.” I spoke briefly about it in my last week’s post on Flappy Bird, but I’m here now to go into more detail about my process of developing the game. Firstly, you … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

How did “Flappy Bird” get so wildly popular?

A game where you control a bird to fly and dodge Mario-like pipes was one of last year’s most addicting mobile games. Flappy Bird topped the charts back in September 2014 and a little over a year ago from now, it … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Don Hoang – Gaming Profile

Hello, everyone! My name is Don Hoang and I am a computer science major. I originally began playing video games on the PlayStation where some of my favorite games were Street Fighter and Crash Bandicoot series. Eventually as I grew … Continue reading

Posted in Gaming Profile | Leave a comment