May-June 2022
…the characters and places in game-worlds, and how this connection impacts player enjoyment and the meaning taken from the experience.
- How Fast Does Citizen Sleeper Get Good? – First Five (13:46)
Alex talks up the mechanical nuances and community warmth inhabiting spacey-punk RPG Citizen Sleeper. (Autocaptions)
- Steering the Roller Coaster: Games as Thrill Ride, Thrill Ride as Art – CSL (5:47)
In this effective mini-essay, Chuck Sebian-Lander thinks about the participatory thrill of difficulty in Elden Ring and F1: 2021 against the notional passive enjoyment of a rollercoaster ride. (Manual captions)
- How Switch Sports
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