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.
Final Fantasy
The Drawing Board: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and Mobile Storytelling
Are free-to-play mobile games just shameless cash grabs, or might they hold the key to the latest innovations in storytelling?
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The Drawing Board: Gameplay Difficulty as a Storytelling Tool
On Episode 8 of our podcast, we ask: how can difficulty tell a story?
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The Drawing Board: Authors and Auteurs in Video Games
What do NieR: Automata and Rear Window have in common? Find out in our latest podcast episode.
A Comprehensive Theory of EarthBound
The Drawing Board: What is a “Comprehensive Theory” of a Video Game?
On our latest podcast episode, we chat with two of our team members who are developing "comprehensive theories" of landmark video games.
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The Drawing Board: A Conversation at Phillips Exeter Academy
In the newest episode of our podcast, two of our team members sit down with their high-school mentors to discuss the state of video games.
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The Drawing Board: The Origins of the Video Game Canon
With a Terrible Fate is building a video game canon. On this podcast episode, we interview the mind behind that canon.
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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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The Drawing Board, Episode 1: The Origins of With a Terrible Fate
In the first episode of With a Terrible Fate's new podcast, our founder discusses the site's development over the last three years.