Ben Koses

Contributor

ABOUT Ben Koses

Ben is a rising sophomore at Kenyon College (which, contrary to popular belief, is not near Uganda). He has a passion for games and a passion for writing (but don’t tell anyone). When he isn’t out becoming the greatest author the world’s ever known, he enjoys walking his dog, watching ‘Once Upon a Time’ (because it’s good), watching ‘Glee’ (because it’s fun to mock it), and just hanging out with his friends.

  • Are Video Games Art?

    Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings, the statue of David – all of these are considered art. Wonderful works of art, to be more precise. Stories, scripts, films, compositions/songs, paintings, architectures, and more are commonly considered art. But technically, so is graffiti and that finger painting of a turkey you made in kindergarten. So for the…

  • The Empire Strikes Again: YouTube buys Twitch.tv

    The following is an announcement from the YouTube imperial forces. Attention! Loyal subscribers, We understand that there may be some concern over our recent purchase of Twitch.tv. We are here to assuage those concerns. Many of our users enjoy streaming videos on Twitch, and we have no intention of stopping them. Everything will proceed normally,…

  • Zombies: Why We Can’t Let Go Of The Dead

    Everyone loves zombies. And why shouldn’t they? There are as many types of zombies as there are people. Heck, there are even love stories involving zombies.  Brainsssss Looking around at modern entertainment (and shooting reality TV shows in the head to ensure that they stay down), I hear the moans and see the walkers/zombies/infected/shuffling corpses…

  • To The Moon: A Game Of Astronomical Proportions

    In the words of the core from Portal 2, That’s right. Space. To The Moon To The Moon by Freebird Games is an Indie Adventure RPG. Yeah, it’s one of those ‘point-and-click’ type of stories. Normally, I’m not the biggest fan of those sorts of games. Not because they’re bad – far from it –…