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PAX West 2021: Join With a Terrible Fate for Two Presentations
Join With a Terrible Fate for panels on horror storytelling and video game canons at PAX West 2021, September 3rd-5th.
Podcast: The Drawing Board
The Drawing Board: Gameplay Difficulty as a Storytelling Tool
On Episode 8 of our podcast, we ask: how can difficulty tell a story?
Podcast: The Drawing Board
The Drawing Board: Convince Your Teachers to Let You Study Video Games
In this podcast episode, find out how With a Terrible Fate began with a couple of independent projects conducted in high school.
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How Dishonored 2 Tried to Undo Dishonored
A study in how a sequel can change the meaning of an original—not always for the better.
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Does Fallout 3 Belong in the Video Game Canon?
How much does the renowned wasteland of Fallout 3 matter to the legacy of video games?
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Why 3 disks were acceptable for Final Fantasy VII, and why 3 games are not for its remake.
How philosophy led me to change my mind about the Final Fantasy VII remake.
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Why academia can’t afford to ignore video games: a philosophical analysis of possibility in gaming.
Read an analytic defense of why video games can no longer be ignored as art.
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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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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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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.