2020 in Videogame Blogging
Before we get started, I want to briefly mention that this week we are running an essay jam on the topic of the pandemic and games – if this roundup brings up some thoughts about what 2020 was like for games, this…
Sonia Fizek | Keywords in Play, Episode 9
Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research Association. This episode’s guest is Sonia Fizek, to discuss a forthcoming book on ‘delegated’ and ‘interpassive’ play. Sonia is a digital wanderer…
Pandemics and games essay jam
Following our bitsy essay jam, we’re announcing another jam event, this time for micro-essays, brought to you in partnership with the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University! The global cataclysm of COVID-19, and the quarantines and social distancing…
Lindsay Grace | Keywords in Play, Episode 8
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 Lindsay Grace about love and affection in games. Lindsay is Knight Chair in Interactive Media and an…
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…
Jamie Woodcock | Keywords in Play, Episode 6
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 Dr Jamie Woodcock. Jamie is a researcher based in London. He is the author of…
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…
Rob Gallagher | Keywords in Play, Episode 4
Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research Association. In this episode we speak with Rob Gallagher about “digital subjectivity”. Rob was recently a postdoctoral researcher with the European…
Bo Ruberg | Keywords in Play, Episode 3
Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research Association. In this episode we speak with Bo Ruberg, who is Assistant Professor at UC Irvine in Film & Media. Their…
Emilie Reed | Keywords in Play Podcast, Episode 2
Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research Association. In this episode we speak to Emilie Reed. Emilie is a recent PhD graduate researching the history of displaying videogames…