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games

9 posts
  • Alli Katz
  • Comics

Robot Office: Something about This Game…

  • Alli Katz
  • June 6, 2018
"I feel like I'm there..."
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  • Brandon Hicks
  • Comics

The Hostage

  • Brandon Hicks
  • March 5, 2017
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Angry Birds, Calm Mind?

  • Stephanie Bento
  • September 23, 2015
Can playing Angry Birds really make you feel more Zen? The answer, according to Jane McGonigal at Lion’s Roar, is yes: When we play games … we’re not just paying…
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Weekly Geekery

  • Lyz Lenz
  • July 14, 2015
Go, to bed. Now. Facebook begrudgingly cedes that they might not have a PhD in You. Literary non-fiction on the edge of technology… old technology that is. No technology can replace reading out…
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: To Be a Brony

  • Melissa Carroll
  • February 7, 2015
Today, largely by chance, a television show that was created to empower a new generation of young girls has become a beacon of strength for a community of grown men.
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From Nerd Game to Literary Glory

  • Lyz Lenz
  • July 17, 2014
The role-playing fantasy game, Dungeons & Dragons, has just turned 40. And along with its enduring popularity comes a literary legacy: For certain writers, especially those raised in the 1970s…
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Alaska Native Culture as a Game—But Not a Joke

  • Lauren O'Neal
  • August 22, 2013
If you liked reading about narrative video games about the trans experience, you’re sure to enjoy this Polygon piece on “the first indigenous-owned games company in the United States.” Like…
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“The Audience Is Performing the Art”

  • Lauren O'Neal
  • December 25, 2012
“If this was a blog post I wouldn’t have read it; if this was a video I wouldn’t have watched the whole thing, but because this was a game I…
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Word Games

  • Graham Todd
  • June 29, 2012
Two things to spice up your probably already awesome Friday morning at work/playtime/scheming your next perfect crime: 1)  Shy Gypsy’s Funny Farm: This is a word association game to the max!…
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