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Monthly Archives: December 2014
What I’m Playing Now: This War of Mine
I’ve been guilty of not posting enough on the site. In the hopes of changing that, I’ll be starting a new feature called “What I’m Playing Now,” which will be exactly what it sounds to be. Rather than long, elaborate … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Erik Bigras
Tagged Ethicality, Gender, Morality, Player Choices, Starflight, This War of Mine
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Playing with Heavy Rain: The Gamepad and Personal Knowledge
Immersion has long been held in popular thought as one of the defining characteristics of video games (Keogh, 2013). A good game, to many, is one where they can lose themselves within the game and its narrative. Such escapist understandings … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Erik Bigras
Tagged Gamepad, Heavy Rain, Immersion, Michael Polanyi, Personal Knowledge, Proprioception, Tacit Knowledge, Video Game History
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