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“LUIIIIIIIIIIIIS!” An Analysis of Grief and Game Mechanics in Resident Evil 4
Featured author Nathan Randall outlines what works and what doesn't in one of Resident Evil's iconic moments.
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The Many Worlds of Games: “Dishonored,” “Europa Universalis,” “The Stanley Parable,” and Quantum Physics
Find out where video games and quantum mechanics intersect, and why it matters.
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“Carve my farewell song on my grave…” Silence, Death, and Optimism in Majora’s Mask
Featured author Nathan Randall writes about the positivity of silently bearing witness to suffering in "Majora's Mask."
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Only through Corvo’s Eyes: Why video games can only be told through one perspective.
The DLC of "Dishonored" gives us pause to consider what video games logically can and cannot do.
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Video Games versus Cinema: Comparing “Xenoblade Chronicles” to “Stranger than Fiction.”
Are there some stories that can ONLY be coherently told through the medium of video games? Read on to find out.
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From the Floor of PAX East, Part II: The Aesthetics of User Interfaces.
Game design, virtual reality, and User Interface theory, as seen at PAX East.
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From the floor of PAX East 2015, Part I: On GeekNights’ “What is Losing?!”
In the first of my commentaries on PAX East, I critique GeekNights' panel on losing in video games.
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When are Dunwall and Scotland like your School? Throwback Analysis of “Dishonored,” Part III.
The one chance you might get to read a critique of education based on video games and theater.
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The Bard and Bethesda: Throwback Analysis of “Dishonored,” Part II.
How is Corvo Attano like Macbeth? The second part in my older work on "Dishonored" has the answer.
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A Tribute to Leonard Nimoy: why voice acting matters in the case of Master Xehanort.
Paying tribute to Leonard Nimoy with a look at his work in "Kingdom Hearts."