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Arguing for the Adoption of Persistent Time in Video Games: Part 2 Building a House, Making a Home

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Jason Coley

In the first of this two-part article, I outlined my thoughts on how persistent time can provide a new paradigm for permadeath in video games. In games like DayZ Standalone (Bohemia Interactive, 2013) and Rust (Facepunch Studios, 2013), hazardous environments … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Jason Coley | Tagged altruism, apprenticeship, Banished, building a house, colonies, colony, construction, control multiple characters, crafting, Dayz, DayZ Standalone, death, Don't Starve, environment, Everquest Next, family, game, games, gene pool, Grand Theft Auto V, grow old and die, GTA 5, habitat, hazardous environment, history of player interaction, kinship, making a home, maslow’s hierarchy of needs, massively multiple online, Minecraft, mmo, Open World, perk, permadeath, permanent, persistent time, possess, progeny, rally around the family, Role-Playing, RPG, Rust, scavenging, shelter, skill, Skyrim, State of Decay, The Sims, time, Video game, Video games, Yi-Fu Tuan | 2 Comments

Troll Shit Rolls Downhill -or- Game Experience May Differ During Online Play

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Gaines Hubbell

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 →

Posted in Criticism, Gaines Hubbell | 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 | Comments Off

Nuances of Satire: Falling into GTA V’s Biopolitical Trap

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Gaines Hubbell

By Erik and Gaines Ever since Grand Theft Auto V’s (GTA 5) release, there have been a series of blog posts concerning the deviant and aberrant behavior one can engage in within the game. Topics of discussion have ranged from … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Erik Bigras, Gaines Hubbell | Tagged Biopolitics, Comment Culture, Erik Bigras, Feminism, Foucault, Gaines Hubbell, Grand Theft Auto V, GTA 5, Parody, Satire | 35 Comments

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Tag Archives: GTA 5

Arguing for the Adoption of Persistent Time in Video Games: Part 2 Building a House, Making a Home

Troll Shit Rolls Downhill -or- Game Experience May Differ During Online Play

Nuances of Satire: Falling into GTA V’s Biopolitical Trap

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