• Image Galleries -- Art is not only about pretty pictures that look aesthetically pleasing. Art is more about intelligence and the pursuit of knowledge. While you may find an occasional picture to help illustrate ideas, you won't find any FTP archives containing gigabytes worth of images.
  
  
• FAQs, Strategy Guides and Cheats -- We'll leave this job to the big boys like EGM or Gamepro. The focus of this Web site lies elsewhere.
  
  
• News -- We'd rather leave this to job to the guys who do it best, like Next Generation, but there is an artistic trends section which will be updated frequently. See below for a full description of the section.

• Feature Article -- This is a frequently updated article that will mainly be about major issues in the Videogame industry.
  
  
• Retrospective Timeline -- This is a time line that will talk about landmark games which have had a historical impact on the industry as a whole. If you want to find out why certain games are important, here's the place. The Retro area also has a sub-section called 'Memories' where users can read and share fond stories about videogames.
  
  
• Trends -- This section is about recent creative and artistic trends in the industry that may or may not indicate some sort of historical significance in the future. It's sort of a weather forecast for Videogames. Few magazines will talk about this kind of information because they are more concerned with extremely current news as opposed to making predictions. This section addresses that missing factor.
  
  
• Reviews -- These reviews of games will differ from other reviews because they will take a more artistically critical approach.
  
  
• Links -- This section will not only be a collection of links to good Web sites that focus on Videogames on a different level, but there will also be a list of other resources like books and magazines which I feel are essential reading for anyone who considers him or herself a scholar on the subject of Videogames.

Comments & Contributions...

If you have any questions, comments, criticisms, or suggestions, please e-mail them to aovg@aol.com. All the information here is free knowledge that anyone can access so long as they are open minded. 'Hit counters' don't measure the quality of a site. So, if you think we're doing a good job, feel you have learned something, or would just like to discuss videogames on an intellectual level, please e-mail us; we would appreciate it.

The homepage is also accepting literary contributions on a freelance basis. Currently, everything is written by a few writers and covering games can be a bit daunting at times. You don't have to worry about making a commitment so if you have a good idea for a feature article and would like to write a piece, please e-mail us about it. Maybe if you've spotted a trend that you think deserves notice or played a game that you'd love to review, you'll let us know. Our only requirement is that you have a philosophy about games that is similar to the site. You don't have to agree with everything written, but you should try to understand the mentality. So, after you have read through most of the site and still think you have what it takes to write for the homepage, then e-mail us at aovg@aol.com. Remember, this is all NON-PROFIT! We are not paying anyone for their writing. Those looking for a chance to intellectually express themselves about games, this is it!

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