(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…
It’s one of the oldest and most common maxims in gaming, but why? Erving Goffman helps me understand why we…
By Marie-Pierre Renaud Until February 14th, The Geek Anthropologist is conducting a reader survey and we are giving participants a chance to win a copy of the game Chariot for the platform of their choice. We are delighted to have the opportunity to share this magnificent and funny game with our readers. It was developed by Frima Studios, the biggest independent video games studio in Canada, located in Quebec city. Martin Brouard, Chariot‘s executive producer, generously took the time to answer a few questions about the game. Here, he discusses the creative process of the team which developed the game, representations of diversity in video games and the choice to feature a female main character in Chariot.
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By Emma Louise Backe BioShock’s impeccable, steam-punk inspired graphics, superb game design, innovative and evocative storytelling and underlying political, social…
In the previous Freaks and Geeks articles, we examined the origin of the geek concept in culture through its etymology…