May 28th
…Largest Collection of Online Gaming Information Zach Newcastle argues that structure in art is made to be broken, but beseiged art forms can become overly attached to it.
Fans of both hip-hop and videogames were challenged to prove their hobby’s cultural legitimacy. This situation created a hostile and insular following. Today, this attitude shows up whenever someone mentions that every hip-hop song should prioritize skilled rhyming, or that games should have explicit win states. It’s functionally the same defense mechanism. [zam.com] Next, two pieces of writing evaluate how a game portrays …
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