Wednesday, October 19 2011
Self Indulgence or Self Realization?: Sony’s “Michael” Ad
What Sony's ad might recognize about games is my own self indulgence, as constantly trying on the roles of heroes is a pretty narcissistic pastime.
Monday, September 19 2011
The Moving Pixels Podcast Is Being Difficult
The Moving Pixels Podcast considers how difficulty contributes to the pleasure and pain of gaming.
Monday, August 29 2011
On Costumes, Video Games, and the Art of Pretending
A little nostalgia goes a long way. Sometimes, you get so lost in looking at a thing that you forget that it's not real. Or at least, you want to forget that it's not real.
Monday, August 15 2011
The Problem of Genre in Video Games
Despite the wide variety of forms that games come in, the number of genres and the distinctions between them are confusingly small.
Friday, May 6 2011
Enrollment Begins: Undressing Promises about Video Games with McLuhan
Anyone who would make the claim that video games are the new literature has all of his work in media studies ahead of him.
Wednesday, October 14 2009
The Guild: Seasons 1 & 2
Only a keen understanding of the gaming culture could generate such a dedicated, enthusiastic audience.
Monday, August 4 2008
DHARMA’s Bent Reality: The Video Game Sensibility of Lost
Perhaps the most complete and fascinating assimilation of video game-type content into a different medium at a deep and thorough level occurs within the narrative world of the popular television show Lost.
