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Found in Translation: A Journey into Adventure Game Heaven’s Vault

Found in Translation: A Journey into Adventure Game Heaven’s Vault

In the adventure game Heaven’s Vault, learning an ancient language is akin to discovering and shaping history; you decide how it is written and interpreted.

‘Chrono Trigger’ and Coping with Pandemic Trauma through Video Games

‘Chrono Trigger’ and Coping with Pandemic Trauma through Video Games

Coping with the COVID-19 shutdown via a video game, where I have control over the apocalyptic outcome, was what I needed. Chrono Trigger delivered.

On Point and Click Adventure Games with Creator Joel Staaf Hästö

Gaming for Social Change with ‘Critical Role’ and ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

Gaming for Social Change with ‘Critical Role’ and ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

Fans have pledged $11M to a Dungeons & Dragons group because they champion safety and inclusion. Does this have larger, real-world implications?

‘The Witcher’ Game and Those Inescapable Nietzschean Blues

‘The Witcher’ Game and Those Inescapable Nietzschean Blues

Who is man? Who is monster? Apollonian and Dionysian dichotomies are at play in the video game series, The Witcher, soon to be a Netflix series.

#PopMatters20: The Evolution of Game Criticism

‘Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning’ Twists Videogame Tropes

Navigating the Hollywood Monsters of the ‘Resident Evil’ Videogame Franchise

Navigating the Hollywood Monsters of the ‘Resident Evil’ Videogame Franchise

From crawling to walking to running to the White House: dissecting 20 years of zombie evolution, courtesy of Resident Evil.

‘Undertale’ and Immanuel Kant: Ethics in Video Games

Watching People Play: An Introduction to Board Game Videography

In Defense of Board Games

Getting Physical with Board Games

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