Not all gaming focuses around big budget productions of grandieur. Some of the greatest games you can play are simple to play, enjoyable by everyone, and free. Many indpendent game companies produce astounding games for the masses.

Recently ThatGameCompany, formed by USC students Kallee Santiago and Jenova Chen, made a deal with Sony Computer Entertaiment America to produce their garage made game flOw on to the PS3.

flOw is a game based off of psychological theory of the mental state of 'flow'. Now I'm not going to pretend to know what I'm talking about so here's a quote from good ol' Wikipedia. "Flow is a mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing, characterized by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity." Wrap you brains around that. Now isn't that the goal of almost every video game on the market, to get you so involved in the game that you feel as if you are actually the character?

Well TGC does things a little differently, their two games flOw and Cloud are the two most relaxing experiences I've had in a while. Yet I can't really talk about them. The only way for you to realize what I'm trying to convey is to try them out for yourself. And don't worry about the fact that flOw on the PS3. You can play it for free at their website, www.thatgamecompany.com.



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