Monthly Archives: January 2014

Fate of the World: An Epistemological Review

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Erik Bigras

My work leads me to discover some very strange games. After Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus, I’d like to offer you another epistemological review of one such games. By epistemological, I mean that I won’t necessarily be following the traditional formalisms of … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Journal of Games Criticism

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Gaines Hubbell

I’m happy to announce that the Journal of Games Criticism‘s first issue is published at http://gamescriticism.org. Many of us here at Higher Level Gamer are editorial board members for JGC and have been working hard to release this first issue (even while … Continue reading →

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Apologia for the Gaming Community

Posted on January 15, 2014 by clanius

The strategic moment for any outsider who wants validity for their passion is to make them—the insiders, the stake-holders, the gate keepers—come to you, not the opposite way around. The task of gaining acceptance is essentially what makes the apologia … Continue reading →

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Game Criticism Conference

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Gaines Hubbell

You might have noticed that mention of a video game criticism conference in the works a few posts ago. Well, it’s a real thing now! Critical Proximity is a game criticism conference in San Francisco on March 16th (the Sunday … Continue reading →

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Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus: An Epistemological Review

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Erik Bigras

I return after the holiday season with a confession: I’m not, strictly speaking, a game studies scholar. Rather, I’ve been dabbling and stumbling professionally in this particular academic arena for close to a decade, now. Formally, I’m trained as a … Continue reading →

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