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Before the Law and Before Gaming: Kafka, Players, and Avatars
Kafka's "Before the Law" offers a new lens for meditating on the relationships between avatars, bosses, developers, and players in gaming.
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With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 15: Playable Leitmotifs
This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast: a deep dive into the many ways in which video-game music can tell a story.
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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.
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With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 11: EarthBound’s Flavor Text
Enjoy a conversation with Max Gorynski about the latest in his Comprehensive Theory of EarthBound, plus meditations on Nintendo hardware, collectibles, and narrative metagames.
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With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 8: Playing the Pandemic
An exploration of pandemic-oriented video-game storytelling with guest Arno Görgen, plus a discussion of E3 highlights.
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With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 1: Pressing Start
In the first episode of WaTF's podcast, we introduce ourselves and the project and discuss Nier, Returnal, and "games as rent."
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Get to know Lauren Spohn: Legend of Zelda superfan, pilot, Rhodes Scholar, and video game analyst.
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LAN Party: With a Terrible Fate’s Favorite Games Played in 2020
We asked four of our video game analysts: how would you rank the Top 5 video-game stories you experienced in 2020?
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The Outset Island Effect
The Wind Waker's music shows us how a century-old literary phenomenon blends the lived experiences of player and avatar into something more.
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Hero of Time: Chapter 2
Read the second chapter of an analytically grounded, fan-written story that bridges the gap between Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess.