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For the sake of post-nutshell clarity, assertions like literature is inherently more serious than games boil down to two anxieties, one material and one aesthetic:
1) The underfunding of the humanities. As college deans and corporate executives shred venues dedicated to reading, writing, and the instruction of reading and writing, many of literature... See more
1) The underfunding of the humanities. As college deans and corporate executives shred venues dedicated to reading, writing, and the instruction of reading and writing, many of literature... See more
Mason Andrew Hamberlin • Even When You’re Not Playing, You’re Playing: On “Critical Hits” — Cleveland Review of Books
In Filterworld, it becomes increasingly difficult to trust yourself or know who “you” are in the perceptions of…
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Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
C. THI NGUYEN: But I think the most important thing about games is the way they manipulate our agency. The way we enter into this alternate self. And that’s I think where you can see the greatest power of games and their greatest danger. The greatest power of games is that you can explore this landscape of different agencies. The greatest danger of... See more
C. Thi Nguyen • Are We Measuring Our Lives in All the Wrong Ways?
The Hollow Core of Kevin Kelly's "Thousand True Fans" Theory
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