Tag Archives: Game studies
On the meaning of a name: Higher Level Gamer
Next week is the first anniversary for Higher Level Gamer, and next week we’ll have a post about what we learned in the past year while blogging here. But, since almost a year has gone by, I figure it’s time … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Gaines Hubbell
Tagged Cameron Kunzelman, Game studies, games studies, higher level, K. E. Wilkerson, Kunzelman, Name, nominalism, rhetoric, third generation, video games studies, wilkerson
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Troll Shit Rolls Downhill -or- Game Experience May Differ During Online Play
By Gaines “This is some really petty bullshit.” [Sounds of gunfire]. “Why? Why would you do this?” [Sounds of gunfire]. I open my phone and deposit my cash in my bank account because that’s something you do in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Galloway, Definition of video game, Eric Zimmerman, Gaines Hubbell, Game Mechanics, Game studies, Grand Theft Auto Online, Grand Theft Auto V, GTA 5, GTA Online, Ian Bogost, Katie Salen, Kenneth Burke, Trolling, Video game, Video games
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“We Just Want to Make Good Games.”
I’ve been writing a lot for I Search for Traps lately, but through my discussions of table-top RPGs I’ve come across an old question that I’ve encountered when I was studying the world of video games: What is a good game? … Continue reading →