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Colonial Power in 'Dishonored 2'
Emily is no representative of lawful order in an otherwise chaotic world.
16 Dec 2016
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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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.
01 Dec 2016
Games
Waiting for Sombra
The trauma felt by the Sombra ARG participants is actually grounded in expectation of fairness.
03 Nov 2016
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.
11 Oct 2016
Games
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.
25 Aug 2016
Games
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.
11 Aug 2016
Games
'Dark Souls', Bicycles, and Level Design
How well could you draw a map of your favorite video game level?
14 Jul 2016
Games
'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.
30 Jun 2016
Games
Playing the Pacifist in 'Dark Souls III'
I’ve become some sort of playful anthropologist.
02 Jun 2016
Games
Getting Social with 'Dark Souls III'
If I invade and murder you, it’s for your own good. I swear.
05 May 2016
Games
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.
28 Apr 2016
Games
The Politics of 'Pandemic - Legacy'
It’s October, and the world is ruined. And I’m to blame.
24 Mar 2016
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.
10 Mar 2016
Games
Policing Behavior in eSports and 'League of Legends'
How much would you charge someone for on-air bigotry?
25 Feb 2016
Games
Hope and Despair in Video Games
There are moments in games that capture the feud waged in ourselves between hope and despair.
11 Feb 2016
Games
Representation and Embodiment in Virtual Reality
When you slip on those VR goggles, who do you become?
14 Jan 2016
Games
Love-Hating 'Fallout 4'
Every time that I find something to love about Fallout 4, some tiny, inconsequential element takes me out.
17 Dec 2015
Games
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.
03 Dec 2015
Games
The Borderlands of 'Cibele'
Cibele manifests the borderlands of youth in the shiny pink and purple screen of a young woman’s computer.
17 Nov 2015
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