Entertainment - Written Monday, December 7, 2009 by Jeff DeChambeau - 13 Comments

Peer Pressure 2.0: Farmville

I have to admit, I’m afraid to try Farmville. After only recently escaping from a (delightful, if) crippling addiction to Plants vs. Zombies, I have learned not to casually dismiss the pull of “casual games.” With more monthly users than twitter (!), the cutesy facebook game Farmville appears to be the grandaddy of them all. Mark Newheiser at Gamasutra provided some analysis of the design features that have made the game a success. Continue…