Becoming the Enemy (I): Encountering „The Last of Us Part II“
Explore Ellie and Abby in The Last of Us Part II: a ludonarrative analysis of gameplay, weapons, skills, and story parallels.
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Doom Guy – A Book Review
John Romero’s Doom Guy is a retelling of a story we heard often in the past, but not yet from one of the protagonists themselves.
[English Abstract, German Paper] Why Do Cozy Gamers Play Video Games?
A paper by Helen Krüger. The paper is available in German, but Abstract and Author Info are printed here in English.
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.
[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...
