Cow Clicker (2010)

Where can I learn more about Cow Clicker?

You might want to read the original essay explaining Cow Clicker, written when it was released. You can also watch a talk that Cow Clicker creator Ian Bogost gave at the Game Developers Conference in Austin in the fall of 2010, Making a Mockery: Ruminations on Cow Clicker. Gaming enthusiast magazine Edge ran an article about David Thomas' spring 2011 game, Poking at Cow Clicker. In October 2011, Leigh Alexander wrote about Cow Clicker and Bogost's other 2010 game, the Atari award-winning game poetry collection A Slow Year in The Life-Changing $20 Rightward-Facing Cow. In November of that year, NPR's On The Media ran an article about the game, If You Can't Ruin It, Ruin It. You might also enjoy Shit Crayons, Bogost's "rant" at the 2011 Game Developers Conference. social game. There's more I'm sure you can find.

One last question: when I went to click on the cow at the top of this page (duh), I noticed that a big "2" appeared in its place. Does that mean you're planning a sequel? ! It must mean that, right?

I guess it's possible. I mean, I can see how you would come to that conclusion.

But it can also be a big "2" with an udder, which means nothing.

Cow Clicker (2010)
Where can I learn more about Cow Clicker?

You might want to read the original essay explaining Cow Clicker, written when it was released. You can also watch a talk that Cow Clicker creator Ian Bogost gave at the Game Developers Conference in Austin in the fall of 2010, Making a Mockery: Ruminations on Cow Clicker. Gaming enthusiast magazine Edge ran an article about David Thomas' spring 2011 game, Poking at Cow Clicker. In October 2011, Leigh Alexander wrote about Cow Clicker and Bogost's other 2010 game, the Atari award-winning game poetry collection A Slow Year in The Life-Changing $20 Rightward-Facing Cow. In November of that year, NPR's On The Media ran an article about the game, If You Can't Ruin It, Ruin It. You might also enjoy Shit Crayons, Bogost's "rant" at the 2011 Game Developers Conference. social game. There's more I'm sure you can find.

One last question: when I went to click on the cow at the top of this page (duh), I noticed that a big "2" appeared in its place. Does that mean you're planning a sequel? ! It must mean that, right?

I guess it's possible. I mean, I can see how you would come to that conclusion.

But it can also be a big "2" with an udder, which means nothing.

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