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William McCarroll
United States
Draper
Utah
Check out my reviews at www.nerdbloggers.com
Hi!
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Over the past few months, since I've started writing reviews and editorials for www.nerdbloggers.com, I've gained a new respect for those prolific review writers who can produce such a high volume of reviews. I tend to take hours editing, reworking my reviews, and taking photos - and even then I'm never 100% happy with them.
This week I decided to take a slightly different approach than usual, though. I wanted to review Forbidden Island due to its Spiel des Jahres nomination, but Forbidden Island has been reviewed a million times, and the community doesn't really need another vanilla review.
I'm a video game programmer by trade, and a hot topic in the industry has been whether or not video games can be considered art. The flames of this debate have been stoked by Roger Ebert several times over the past few years. Recently, however, video games have had a bit of redemption in the debate, with the National Endowment for the Arts announcing that they are now awarding grants for video game projects.
It made me contemplate whether board games could be considered art as well. I found inspiration in a game that I would not normally have perceived as art. While preparing my Forbidden Island review, I discovered that perhaps there is more interpretation in board games than is outwardly obvious, and that things that seem benign, can have sinister undertones.
If you care to take a look, the review is on BGG at: Forbidden Island - A Nerdbloggers review about global destruction., or if you feel the inclination, we always love new visitors to www.nerdbloggers.com.
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