Game Advocacy
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If You Want to Be Me, Be Me: Identification and Representation, Part I
How complicated is the relationship between video games, representation, and identification?
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Switching It Up: Keeping Up with Nintendo
The Nintendo Switch event is only a few hours behind us. Is the new console really worth the hype?
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Finding Happiness II: When It’s Bad, It’s Horrid
Sometimes too much of a good thing can be bad, even when it comes to video games.
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“Play Like a Girl”: How We Gender Games
We take a look at genders in gaming mechanics today, and discuss whether there is a real difference between “boy games” and “girl games.”
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Finding Happiness in Games: When It’s Good, It’s Very Good
“Optimal experience is thus something we make happen.” – Csikzentmihalyi What do video games psychologically provide us to make us happy?
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Morning After: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Game Awards 2016
So many great games were honored last night at the Game Awards 2016. But the gaming community still has a long way to go…
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Fly, You Fools: Purposeful Escapism in Games
Thoughts on the effect games have on us, and a new mini-series of topics!
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Volunteering as Tribute: Upsilon Circuit as Game and Experiment
Upsilon Circuit is an upcoming innovative game… with a bit of a twist.
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