Tag: games

New Column on EA.com

Published on December 20th, 2009

Since I started my new job at Electronic Arts (EA), I haven’t been blogging too much. Instead, I’ve been using my spare time working on other web sites and playing video games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2, and Assassins Creed 2. All sequels, but all good.

But through all the gaming, writing was always in the back of my mind, so I decided to start a column at EA.com. I call it Breaking into the Gaming Industry. In each post, I’ll be interviewing people at EA about what they do with an aim of helping readers get job in the gaming world. Check it out and let me know what you think.

I have a new job

Published on August 16th, 2009

Anyone who visits LucianTucker.com immediately learns three things about me—I’m a designer, a writer, and an avid gamer. I’m very passionate about all three, and I believe everyone should follow their passions, no matter what. Following your passion is one of the secrets to happiness people often deprive themselves of.

I once knew someone who washed windows for a living, and was passionate about it. He told me that if you can find something you’d do for free, you should do it for a living. For him, it was washing windows. Makes you think, doesn’t it? Continue reading “I have a new job”

Violent Video Games

Published on June 7th, 2009

I recently read an article by the Physicians for Global Survival entitled Video Games that Promote Positive Social Change (pdf). The beginning of the article denounces violent video games, but then list several games the author believes “educate youth about some of the most pressing social ills around the globe. Such games can serve as effective tools in educating our youth about ways in which they can bring about positive social change.”

The title and aim of the article sound great enough, but I strongly disagree with some of the claims the author makes. Continue reading “Violent Video Games”