Ryan Hamann, Author at Cane and Rinse

The Beginner’s Guide

February 5, 2016

Spoilers for The Beginner’s Guide follow. Though there is little in the way of “plot”, in the conventional sense, to spoil, I strongly recommend engaging […]

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Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved

December 22, 2015

I love videogames. That much is no secret. I play, analyze, podcast, and write about videogames week after week. There is an aspect of the […]

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Undertale and the power of permanence

December 11, 2015

Decision making has been one of the most fundamental aspects of game design for just about as long as games have existed. From the very […]

Cane and Rinse, Interviews

Podcast special: An interview with Greg Toppo

October 6, 2015

In this special edition of the Cane and Rinse podcast, Ryan Hamann interviews USA Today’s top education writer, Greg Toppo. Greg was invited to speak […]

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QuestionBlock Toronto: Dames Making Games

August 26, 2015

In the third of his pieces from the Toronto independent development scene, Ryan Hamann meets Dames Make Games. In early August, 2015, I had the […]

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QuestionBlock Toronto: Kan Gao

August 25, 2015

In the second of his pieces from the Toronto independent development scene, Ryan Hamann meets the man behind To the Moon. In early August, 2015, […]

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QuestionBlock Toronto: Jim Munroe and the Hand Eye Society

August 24, 2015

In the first of three articles written about his time recently spent investigating the Toronto independent development scene, Ryan coordinates a meeting with one of […]

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Opinion: LEGO Dimensions

June 4, 2015

For the better part of two years, I have been catching up on Traveller’s Tales’ series of LEGO games. I was turned off by their […]

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Bloodborne and the etymology of horror

April 13, 2015

Bloodborne, the newly-released PlayStation 4 exclusive from legendary developer From Software, sets itself apart from its Demon’s and Dark Souls predecessors by being oriented around […]

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The Static Speaks My Name

April 10, 2015

What if I told you that a free, 10 minute long horror game delivers on BioShock’s medium-defining twist even more memorably than the revered Irrational […]