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Tag: immersion

Podcast

Podcast: PS5 Pro and Technologies of Storytelling

What can the PS5 Pro teach us about the rich, myriad relationships between evolutions in console development and innovation in storytelling?

By Dan Hughes, 8 months ago October 3, 2024
Podcast

Podcast: The Moral, Immersive, and Esoteric of Video Games

What's the best way to marry "big questions" of morality and player involvement in games with our actual passion for those games?

By Dan Hughes, 10 months ago July 15, 2024
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“How Gaming Will Change Humanity as We Know It”: A Reply

A point-by-point rebuttal of Tyler Cowen's article criticizing the ability of video games to have cultural value within a literary canon.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago September 10, 2021
A Comprehensive Theory of EarthBound

Why EarthBound’s Flavor Text Tastes So Good

The flavor text of EarthBound tells a story you may have missed.

By Max Gorynski, 4 years ago July 7, 2021
General Video Game Theory

The Drawing Board: Why “Immersion” is a Dirty Word in Gaming Discourse

Terms like "immersion" might seem like a great way to have productive conversations about video games—but they're actually holding us back.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago October 4, 2018
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Professor Layton: The Storytelling Value of Puzzles in Video Games

How can you turn a common game mechanic into a new kind of narrative device?

By Kent Vainio, 7 years ago February 16, 2018
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The Importance of Being Geralt: What Immersion Really Means in Gaming

Dragon Age and The Witcher face off in an effort to uncover the meaning behind gaming's worst buzzword.

By Chris Anhorn, 8 years ago August 24, 2017
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