36 episódios
Game Studies Review Alex Layne
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With so many new articles coming out each month, who has time to read them all? Join Dr. Alex Layne and Dr. Cody Reimer as we cover one article in the academic field of Game Studies in 20 minutes or less on each episode (or at least we try!). Maybe you’re an academic looking for a way to stay current in the field while also spending time on the treadmill. Maybe you’re an avid gamer and theorycrafter working on expanding your knowledge of game studies. Either way, listen in and listen up.
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Review of Keogh and Hardwick's "Creative, Technical, Entrepreneurial: Formative Tensions in Game Development Higher Education."
Brendan Keogh and Taylor Hardwick. (2023). “Creative, Technical, Entrepreneurial: Formative Tensions in Game Development Higher Education.” Games and Culture.
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Review of Fois's “But First, Let’s Jam: A New Materialist Twist on the Ontology of Play.”
Loretta Fois (2022). “But First, Let’s Jam: A New Materialist Twist on the Ontology of Play.” American Journal of Play 14.3.
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Review of Anderson and Cullen's "Failing to See a Difference: Closing a Gender Gap in a Challenging Video Game"
Anderson, C. and A. Cullen. 2023. Failing to See a Difference: Closing a Gender Gap in a Challenging Video Game. Games and Culture 0(0) (online early access)
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Review of Eco by Strange Loop Games
Check out our latest review, this time of a game called Eco by Strange Loop Games. Eco is an online multiplayer collaborative game which casts players as citizens grappling with ethical, technological, civic, economic, and cultural tensions.
Picture courtesy of Toast Machine. Toast built this public art installation from different materials, each representing one member of our neighborhood. The installation signifies each of our unique skills and tastes being weaved together to create a strong, intertwined community. -
Review of Larreina-Morales's "How Accessible is this Video Game? An Analysis Tool in Two Steps"
Larreina-Morales, M. E. (2023). How Accessible is This Video Game? An Analysis Tool in Two Steps. Games and Culture, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/15554120231154710
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TBT: Review of "Perspectives of Computer Game Philology" by Julian Kucklich
Julian Kucklich. (2003). "Perspectives in Computer Game Philology." Game Studies 3.1 https://gamestudies.org/0301/kucklich/