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The Rise of Low Sodium & Gentle Gaming
There is a growing desire among Gen Z to reclaim their autonomy from their phones and remove themselves from what Shaz describes as a passive state of being. Last year, anti-tech activist and writer August Lamm predicted that abstention would be the next big thing. On X, she wrote: “I’m calling it right now, abstention is the new big thing;... See more
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Coziness is a common aesthetic in popular games such as Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley, yet it rarely discussed within design circles.
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Coziness itself refers to how strongly a game evokes the fantasy of safety, abundance, and softness.
Daniel Cook • Cozy Games
The emotion has also been intensified during the Covid crisis [7,8,9,10]. Indeed, the pandemic conditions have led to a peak in informational and fictional media consumption, but also more traditional media like board games [11]. Media are therefore not only communicative platforms of and for nostalgia, but they can also trigger it and serve to
... See moreThe language of video games is largely unexplored, artistically speaking, and it’s exciting because of their immense cultural impact.