How Magic: The Gathering Perfectly Adapts Final Fantasy’s Spells
Magic: The Gathering takes the spell name system from Final Fantasy and turns it into a new mechanic that fits perfectly with the existing colour identities of the card game.
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[CfP] Language Diversity in Games Studies
The Open Library of Humanities journal (OLHJ) is looking for abstracts for a special collection on Language Diversity in Game Studies.
Citizen Sleeper: Chronic Illness as Game of Chance
How can videogames help explain chronic illnesses? Citizen Sleeper succeeds by using gambling mechanics like dice.
CfA: Playing in Tune with the World – Resonance Theory and Digital Games
The theory of resonance, as developed by the sociologist Hartmut Rosa (2019), presents an innovative perspective on world-relationships in modern societies and their prevalent crises (Susen 2023, 1). Modern societies have brought more world...
Traffic Lights in Hell: Using the Language of Consent in D&D
A guest article by Katelynne Shimkus. Dieser Beitrag ist auch auf Deutsch erschienen. As my best friend geared up to DM for the first time, she decided to use Descent into Avernus, a 5th-edition...
An Interview with Kurt Kalata: The Ten Year Quest for the Definitive Book of JRPGs
This interview with Kurt was held when his book A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games was published by Bitmap Books. It was included in German in an article about the book for games culture...
[Paper] Word formation processes in the Cyberpunk tabletop role-playing game franchise
The paper English word formation processes in the Cyberpunk tabletop role-playing game franchise: A quantitative analysis by Raoul Schubert is available in open access from languageatplay.de. Abstract: This paper examines the creation of the...
The Talking Scripts of Obsidian’s Pentiment
Dieser Beitrag ist auch auf Deutsch erschienen. In the Obsidian detective role-playing game Pentiment, you embody the artist Andreas Maler (engl. ‚Painter‘), who works on his masterpiece in the fictitious monastery of the small...
Why we wander the digital landscape
Most people call it video game tourism. Some culture correspondents might call it digital flaneurism, or meandering. I call it cultural landscaping. No ‘digital’, no ‘video game’ distinguishing or devaluing it. That’s because cultural...
There is no such thing as „historical accuracy“ of fiction
„Historical accuracy“ of works of pop culture is one of those things whose fascination never seems to completely fade for many people. That’s somewhat understandable but still misguided. „Historical accuracy“ just doesn’t exist. And...
