Talking out of both sides of your face: Discursive duality in the actual play gaming space
By Steven Dashiell Tabletop role playing games (TRPGs) have been around for over a half century but have experienced something…
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How is Pokemon Go Changing Our Relationship with People and Places?
By Nick Mizer and Jared Miracle Pokemon Go, the blockbuster new augmented reality game developed by Niantic, hit the US…
The Shrine of the Cobbler – Spot Check 27
In which I talk about Gary Con, 330 Center Street, and explain a folktale to Rhialto the Marvelous. Ethan Gilsdorf’s…
(Sometimes) Never Split the Party
It’s one of the oldest and most common maxims in gaming, but why? Erving Goffman helps me understand why we…
The Journey to Lake Geneva – Spot Check 24
by NICK MIZER In which I pronounce Jason Azze’s name correctly, worry about “first contact” with old school gamers, and…
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