The Biopolitics of BioShock: Introduction
By Emma Louise Backe I have to admit, I’ve never been the best gamer. I’ve dabbled in computer puzzles like…
Games / gaming
“Of Crickets and Gourds: Pokemon as Ancient Chinese Folk Game”
BY JARED MIRACLE Full disclosure: I love Pokemon. For some people, being passionate about a topic invalidates research by destroying…
Deep Multiplayer: Pokemon’s 2000-Year History and Social Impact
Just a brief introduction here: this is a lecture given by Jared Miracle on the cultural history behind Pokemon. Tomorrow…
Freaks & Geeks: Freedom from the Outside
In the previous Freaks and Geeks articles, we examined the origin of the geek concept in culture through its etymology…
Color or Song or Choice Diction – Spot Check 25
by NICK MIZER How does the overall environment of gaming influence our experience of imaginary worlds? In this Spot Check…
