Clive ThompsonThe Different Flavors of Video-Game PainWhy games are a great way to talk about the pleasures of difficulty·6 min read·Oct 1, 2021--
Karthik BindumonEthical Considerations in Game DesignUnveiling the Path to a Revolutionary Ludological Age4 min read·May 23, 2023--
Fabian FischerGames as Conceptual ArtThere are whole worlds of creative energy and inspiration out there, no less and often more fascinating than the “big ones”.5 min read·Jun 5, 2021----
Allen KwaninCultural PanopticonCall of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)“Remember. No Russian.”15 min read·Nov 13, 2019----
Denis ZlobininUX CollectiveLudic and narrative sound in gamesI believe that game sound design is not about designing sound, but about designing the game via sound. Every sound has a function. Every…10 min read·Sep 23, 2023----
Clive ThompsonThe Different Flavors of Video-Game PainWhy games are a great way to talk about the pleasures of difficulty·6 min read·Oct 1, 2021--
Karthik BindumonEthical Considerations in Game DesignUnveiling the Path to a Revolutionary Ludological Age4 min read·May 23, 2023--
Fabian FischerGames as Conceptual ArtThere are whole worlds of creative energy and inspiration out there, no less and often more fascinating than the “big ones”.5 min read·Jun 5, 2021--
Allen KwaninCultural PanopticonCall of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)“Remember. No Russian.”15 min read·Nov 13, 2019--
Denis ZlobininUX CollectiveLudic and narrative sound in gamesI believe that game sound design is not about designing sound, but about designing the game via sound. Every sound has a function. Every…10 min read·Sep 23, 2023--
ThatOwlGuyExhuming the Dead Part II: Ludonarrative HarmonyAlright, you’re back! (Or at least I hope you’re back. If you haven’t read Exhuming the Dead Part I then do it now!)3 min read·Jul 18, 2018--
Fabian Fischer“Video games are too long”: Symptoms of a more fundamental problemWhat is it specifically about AAA games that makes many players — not just executives, developers or critics — consider them “too long”?4 min read·Jun 29, 2020--1
Fabian FischerThe Philosophy of Competitive GamesCompeting against others is deeply ingrained in games. But which kinds of messages do highly competitive games send out into the world?7 min read·Apr 24, 2019--