Thursday, January 26 2012
The Hidden Mythos of ‘Police Academy’
Exploring the strange parallels between the writing of mythologist Joseph Campbell and the first four Police Academy films.
Wednesday, May 5 2010
Homeward Bound: Odysseus, Frogger, and a Simple Teleology of Play
Why did the frog cross the road? Well, for many of the same reasons that Odysseus did.
Wednesday, December 10 2008
The Campbellian Myth of Monkey Island
The Secret of Monkey Island is one of the '90s' best examples of interactive fiction, and it accomplishes this by using a variety of narrative and game design techniques to deliver a Joseph Campbell experience.
Tuesday, June 10 2008
Zarathustran Analytics in Video Games, Part 10: The Value of Player Experience
The last installment of the ZA series (for now) is finally here, with L.B. Jeffries talking about why the critical focus should be on the experiences games can potentially generate as opposed to other approaches.
