April 4th
byWelcome back, readers. You may have noticed I tend to repeat plugs for the same causes in our intros for several weeks after they cease to become topical. Yes, yes I do. Anyways, here’s an extensive and detailed resource if you would…
March 28th
byWelcome back, readers. First things first, I will once again link this extensive and detailed resource if you would like to find out more about how to support Asian-American communities near you. That’s it for updates this week! Hope you enjoy this…
March 21st
byWelcome back, readers. No speech this week. Here’s an extensive and detailed resource if you’re looking for a way to support Asian-American communities near you. I do have a couple of updates around the site to highlight. Connor’s latest video roundup is…
February 2021
byWelcome again, readers. On this edge of the world we’re entering the last warm days before torpor. My houseplant collection seems to be growing at an alarming rate, beyond my input or intention. Also, there were many fine video essays to watch…
Agency: Thi Nguyen | Keywords in Play, Episode 10
byDownload “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research Association. C. Thi Nguyen is a former food writer, now a philosophy professor at University of Utah. He writes about trust, art,…
March 14th
byWelcome back, readers. To start, our usual PSA: police brutality is not new. Its victims are overwhelmingly Black and brown and reporting on the occurances is rarely widely circulated. If you’re pissed off this weekend (and rightfully so), remember that this is…
The List Jam Roundup
byThis February, the annual games writing jam took the theme of Lists! I chose it for two reasons, first of all that it’s obviously been a hell of a year since the last writing jam, and I wanted to choose a theme…
March 7th
byWelcome back, readers. Plugging these calls for submissions one more time this week: One more week to submit games and research to Black Game Makers. One more day to submit proposals to Decolonizing Queer Games and Play for First Person Scholar. Proposals for…
February 28th
byWelcome back, readers. Plugging these again this week in case you’ve missed them: Call for submissions to a volume and archive of Black creators working in, on, and around games. Call for a special issue themed around Decolonizing Queer Games and Play for…
January 2021
byWelcome back, readers. I hope this roundup finds you well, wherever you are. This Month In Videogame Vlogging is a roundup featuring the best videogame criticism to be made using a video format from the previous calendar month. Plague Time To…