The Life Well Played – Spot Check 23
by NICK MIZER Spot Check returns! In this episode I talk about the role of conventions in gaming culture, the…
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New Journal Alert: Analog Game Studies
Over the past year I’ve been learning some great lessons about interdisciplinarity through conversations with a great group of scholars interested in analog games (centrally, but not solely, RPGs). These conversations started informally at the Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association, and have evolved into a new online journal, Analog Game Studies.
Bones, Betazoids and Battleaxes: Life and Times of an Anthrogeek
My mother was (and is) a fan of all things science fiction and fantasy. She named me Rayna after an…
Blues Riffs and Session Pacing: Spot Check 22
by NICK MIZER In this episode of Spot Check I talk about how the Old School Renaissance in tabletop gaming…
Me PC, You NPC: Spot Check 20
How doing anthropology is sometimes, but should not be, like being a dungeonmaster. (Video after the jump)
The Geek Anthropologist 