Jorge Albor

Jorge Albor is a writer from the San Francisco Bay Area. His academic background includes international politics and social impact games. In addition to his work on PopMatters, he writes and creates podcasts about video games at http://www.experiencepoints.net/.

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Games

Colonial Power in 'Dishonored 2'

Emily is no representative of lawful order in an otherwise chaotic world.

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Personal Identity and Gaming in Today's Political Landscape

Video games have made me used to inhabiting the skin of others. For many of us, this is one of the biggest reasons we play games.

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Waiting for Sombra

The trauma felt by the Sombra ARG participants is actually grounded in expectation of fairness.

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The Anti-Zen of 'Thumper'

There is no tranquility in the music, only menace.

Games

Politics, Sports, and the 'League of Legends' World Championship

The closer eSports comes to mirroring real world sports, the more we’ll see the truly political components of eSports.

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The Bric-a-Brac of Games

In gaming generally, relevant and irrelevant objects are forever separated because mixing them up might be too confusing for the player.

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Complications in the 'League of Legends' Challenger Series

Something has to change for League of Legends, and it just so happens that any major decision will have long term consequences not just for LoL eSports, but for eSports as a whole.

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I Don't Get 'Pokémon Go'

I’ve never felt more out of touch.

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'Dark Souls', Bicycles, and Level Design

How well could you draw a map of your favorite video game level?

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'Overwatch' and Anger Issues

I get angry in Overwatch not because I hate to lose, but because most of the time when I do lose, I can see so clearly how the loss could have been avoided.

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Playing the Pacifist in 'Dark Souls III'

I’ve become some sort of playful anthropologist.

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Getting Social with 'Dark Souls III'

If I invade and murder you, it’s for your own good. I swear.

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Notes on Cultural Gaming

I would love to see more characters and events inspired by other cultures beyond the use of that culture as set dressing.

Games

The Politics of 'Pandemic - Legacy'

It’s October, and the world is ruined. And I’m to blame.

Games

The Barkley Marathon and Incomprehensible Game Design

The challenge of understanding something enough to beat it is part of the joy of unraveling incomprehensible game design.

Games

Policing Behavior in eSports and 'League of Legends'

How much would you charge someone for on-air bigotry?

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Hope and Despair in Video Games

There are moments in games that capture the feud waged in ourselves between hope and despair.

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Making 'Netrunner' More Casual

For Netrunner, the rules can only bend so far.

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Representation and Embodiment in Virtual Reality

When you slip on those VR goggles, who do you become?

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Love-Hating 'Fallout 4'

Every time that I find something to love about Fallout 4, some tiny, inconsequential element takes me out.

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The Games I Fear to Play: Reflecting on the Personal in Games

It is reasonable to entwine personal feelings with games. We assign meaning to our actions, even at play, a time when we think ourselves most free.

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The Borderlands of 'Cibele'

Cibele manifests the borderlands of youth in the shiny pink and purple screen of a young woman’s computer.

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MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Metal Albums of September 2020

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How 'Watchmen' and 'The Boys' Deconstruct American Fascism

While the Sun Shines: An Interview with Composer Joe Wong

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