June 7th
byGreetings, Sunday readers! It is I, your senior curator. Did you miss me? I’ve been off fighting a few dragons of a more mundane variety (see: taxes, traveling, and day job), but I trust my capable team have kept your eyeballs busy…
This Week in Videogame Blogging
May 31st
byYou are in a maze of links, all alike. Obvious exits are Forward, Back and [x]. >n You can’t go that way. >i You are carrying: a lantern, a blue keycard, a can of chainsaw fuel, a sense of existential dread and…
May 24th
byI haven’t done this in a while, so excuse me while I shake some of the rust off. Welcome to another round of This Week In Video Game Blogging! The Look Back Starting off today we take a look into the past….
May 17th
byWhoa, talk about a lot of good writing to get through in This Week in Videogame Blogging! Let’s get right into it. In trying to figure out what to say this week, and by say, I mean figure out how to structure…
May 10th
byFriends, it has been too long. I’ve been looking forward to kicking back, pouring a hot beverage and sharing a leisurely Sunday afternoon with you over another This Week in Videogame Blogging! Sensual Design Let’s start with a few pieces on how…
May 3rd
byHello, dearest games literati, and welcome to another edition of This Week in Videogame Blogging! This week’s theme is that there is no theme; instead, enjoy a mixed bag of thoughtful bites on everything from international politics to level design in Dark…
April 26th
byHello again, readers! The weather’s been unpredictable where I am, and the question “Do I need a coat?” has become the subject of intense philosophical debate and meteorological scrutiny. But you know what’s always stylish, flattering, and appropriate for whatever life throws…
April 19th
byWelcome to This Week in Videogame Blogging! There’s a lot of writing this week, let’s go through them. First, Erik Bigras explores the epistemological boundaries around our concept of a “good” videogame, and Andy Astruc writes of their experience playing Skyrim’s “Live…
April 11th
byHello, readers! If you’re anything like me, you’re choking down a boatload of antihistamines to survive a brutal allergy season. And so, bleary-eyed, exhausted, and sniffling… I bid you welcome to another installment of This Week in Videogame Blogging. Worldbuilding If you’ve…
April 5th
byGood morning! To those who celebrate it, a Happy Easter! Let’s get right underway with This Week in Videogame Blogging! Systems and Beyond Systems On First Person Scholar, Gino Grieco has produced a stellar essay on the lenticular design of Nintendo games…