Writing
Doki doki screen sculpture
Cult-classic Doki Doki Literature Club has a reputation for shock value. But its most radical move is connecting its slow self-destruction with the physical site of your computer screen. #glitch #academic
MORE WORDS FOR VIDEO GAMES
Video game vocabulary is still very much in flux. This reading list is for all those, from mobile developers to museum curators, who want to add words to their toolbox to discuss games. #curation #readinglist
The debate over microtransactions isn't really about money at all
Is it better to kill your genre-appropriate dragons in one $60 payment or in 60 $1 payments? #freemium #gameeconomics
Echoing Histories: Impressionism, Indie Games and Artistic Revolutions
"They are but impressions!" shouts an irate critic about the graphics of... an 1800s oil painting? #blog #art
Global Game, Global Life
Esports takes over Staples Center, the streets of Los Angeles, and the world! #esports #reporting
A Football Spiral Universe: What 17776 and David O'Reilly's Everything Tell Us About Art
What do a rolling okapi and an unending football game 10,000 years in the future have in common? Or is that just a bad setup for a joke? #videogames #criticism
Complete Essays and Reviews List
Untitled, Art Online (Artland - The Art Newspaper XR Panel Review)
Disembodied Behaviors (bitforms gallery - The Art Newspaper XR Panel Review)
Eazle (The Art Newspaper XR Panel Review)
I am a Wanderer (Kiki Smith at Modern Art Oxford - The Art Newspaper XR Panel Review)
Sol LeWitt (Microsoft - The Art Newspaper XR Panel Review)
Black Lives Matter AR Murals (Los Angeles Times - The Art Newspaper XR Panel Review)
Zemí Cogoba Stand (The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Art Newspaper XR Panel Review)
Vortic Collect (The Art Newspaper XR Panel Review)
Wunderkammer (Olafur Eliasson for Acute Art - The Art Newspaper XR Panel Review)
The Hatchetman Conundrum: A New System for Giant Robot Creative Direction
Never Ever Quest Review (Keita Takahashi at i am 8-bit)
A Virtual Reality Skeptic’s Reader
DOTA 2’s Esports Scene Had Turned Into Real-Life Sports Anime
A Hidden History of Photography For Screenshot Photographers Part 1: How I Found PrtSc in Azeroth
Essays in Conversation: Video Game Art Shows and Third-Places
Essays in Conversation: Building Your Digital White Whale To Take Its Photo
Essays in Conversation: Remembering The Body While Playing Videogames
Essays in Conversation: The Evolving Relationship Between Videogames and Photography
Beyond the Event Horizon of 2017
The Debate Over Microtransactions Isn’t Really About Money at All
If Shadowrun: Dragonfall is ‘Grimdark’ Where Does That Leave Us?
A Football Spiral Universe: What Jon Bois’ 17776 and David O'Reilly's Everything Tell Us About Art
An Ocean of Noise: Dota 2's The International 2017 as Film Criticism
The Perils of Nostalgia: Starcraft Remastered and Our Repackaged Past
How Much Esports Should We Watch?
Inside Button Mash’s Video Game Fantasy: An interview with Nguyen Tran
Sketches of Greatness: Why Esports Excite Us So Much
Get Wrecked: Why Esports Injuries Matter
The Legacy of Geeks, Bros, and Filthy Casuals
Morgan Romine Interview: The History of Women in Esports
How to Break Up With a Videogame
Global Game, Global Life: Impressions From the League of Legends World Championship
The Rules Change Entirely: Jason Bender on RTS and Mobile Design
Sin, Apocalypse, Cash: The Beginner’s Guide - Part 4
Sin, Apocalypse, Cash: The Beginner’s Guide - Part 3
Sin, Apocalypse, Cash: The Beginner’s Guide - Part 2
Sin, Apocalypse, Cash: The Beginner’s Guide - Part 1
Spirit Breaker Bash: The Controversial Role of Chance in Esports
Warum Sich Spiele Manchmal Wie Arbeit Anfühlen — Und Was Wir Dagegen Tun Können
The Next Century: Some Thoughts on the Future of Esports
The Hidden Worlds of Esports Stages
We Should Pay More Attention to Esports Losers
Bad Fan Lecture
Nach Feierabend geht die Arbeit erst richtig los
Demystifying MOBAs - The Heralds of High Drama
Demystifying MOBAs - The Grand Spectacle
Demystifying MOBAs - A History of Speed
Demystifying MOBAs - The Gory Farming of Glory
Demystifying MOBAs - A Charming Stroll Through Flatland’s Battlefield
Demystifying MOBAs - The Pantheon in Action
Demystifying MOBAs - Representing a Digital Pantheon
Demystifying MOBAs - An Introduction to an Introduction
Hybrid Light: A Few Thoughts on the Future of Virtual Photography
On Returning (How Ready Player One Fails Fans)
Echoing Histories: Impressionism, Indie Games and Artistic Revolutions
Dwarf Fortress NYC: ASCII Wallpaper, Conceptual Maps and the Landscape Of the Museum
Virtual Light: Exploring In-Game Photography and Photo History
A Cosplay Photography Sampler
Bridges Of The Unknown: Visual Desires and Small Apocalypses