At a Loss for Words: Boggle review
Simple yet challenging, this game boggles the mind in a good way
Dark Souls & Choices and consequences.
Choices and consequences in Dark Souls There's no shortage of essays praising the merits of Dark Souls' design, so writing about …
The Virtual Bully and the Victim
Who cyberbullies and victimizes who online, and why?
The Hegemonic Masculinity of Rules Lawyering
Rules lawyering as an expression of masculinity.
DreamWeb (Amiga/DOS) review
Insane in the membrane – DreamWeb
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Review
Eyes of Heaven is a bizarre game, but is it bizarre enough? JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a long-running and beloved manga …
Breaking Illusions
Challenging the concept of immersion, flow and presence
Oscar and the SMB Monster
Based on a true story, this is a tale of a foolish knight who faces the horrors of the Super …
Developing Players, Playing Developers: User Content in Little Big Planet
LittleBigPlanet or LBP is an example of a participatory and a convergence culture whose users show a strongly socially-oriented attitude …
The Emancipated Player Creates Meaning and Enjoys the Game
Introducing an open-minded and critical player type Different players enjoy different things in video games, but a certain type of player …
Madness and Shadows – Darkest Dungeon
In Darkest Dungeon, you direct a party of four adventurers onwards through the dungeon in the dwindling light of their …
Narratives of Escape Rooms
Some escape rooms are experimenting with ways of bringing new genres into the scene In their article titled ’Escape Rooms and …
I’m Happy when I stop Hopping
In Happy Hopper you hop until you drop from boredom. It won’t take long until you get to the latter …
Lads like Call of Duty: The statistical analysis of video game preferences
From fans of FIFA to those who enjoy The Sims, there is plenty to analyze about gaming preferences. In their article …
Canonizing Bioshock: Cultural Value and the Prestige Game
The cultural value of Bioshock : the poster child of prestige games Felan Parker explores in his article “Canonizing Bioshock: Cultural …
What is LOVE?
Indie platformer LOVE shows how something simple and short can be relaxing and fun.
Greed Playing in LoL – Winning at All Costs
Subversion of the meta in League of Legends: innovation or a punishable act? In his article, Scott Donaldson examines the relationships …
The Limitations of Gameplay in Games Examining the JFK Assassination Cause Players to Challenge the Official Historical Narrative
JFKreloaded and Call of Duty depict one of the JFK assassination in a way that creates uncertainty The assassination of John …
TaDaa/Top That! board game review
#simple but #effective: Top That! #boardgame #review
What is strafe jumping?
From bug to a feature: strafejumping and the legacy of Quake engine bugs. Strafe jumping is a technique that allows Quake …
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