Keywords in Play, Podcast

Lindsay Grace | Keywords in Play, Episode 8

This episode we speak with Lindsay Grace about love and affection in games. Lindsay is Knight Chair in Interactive Media and an associate professor at the University of Miami School of Communication. He is Vice President for the Higher Education Video Game Alliance and the 2019 recipient of the Games for Change Vanguard award. Lindsay’s book, Doing Things with Games, Social Impact through Design, is a well-received guide to game design. In 2020, he edited and authored Love and Electronic Affection: a Design Primer on designing love and affection in games.

Keywords in Play, Podcast

Malath Abbas | Keywords in Play, Episode 7

Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research Association. This episode we speak with Mal Abbas, an independent game designer, artist and producer working on experimental and meaningful games. Malath…

Keywords in Play, Podcast

Eli Smith | Keywords in Play, Episode 5

Download   “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research Association. This episode we have a departure from academia; a different approach to the creation and transmission of knowledge. We interview…

This Week in Videogame Blogging

August 26th

It’s been a good week for topics that definitely deserve more attention – I was excited to read pieces that pick up on how the movement of the player-character’s body intrinsically affects the narrative meaning of a game, and also gratified to…

This Week in Videogame Blogging

August 12th

Investigative reporting on games culture has had a strong week, as well as histories of game design, development, and criticism. Our weekly roundup of critical writing on games, This Week in Videogame Blogging keeps you up to date with the most fascinating…