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Richard Schechner's response (excerpt)

byRichard Schechner2004-11-04Riposte to: The Pleasures of Immersion and InteractionSource URL: Douglas and Hargadon want to drive a wedge between ordinary narration and what happens in a game. I don’t...

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Brenda Laurel's response (excerpt)

byBrenda Laurel2004-04-02Riposte to: Interactive FictionSource URL: In my view, Nick Montfort’s most important observation is that computer games are a new kind of animal that comes in lots of...

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Academic Intent

byMark Barrett2004-06-24Riposte to: CyberdramaIn college I took a run at academic criticism, including semiotics. I spent time studying films and writing them, studying fiction and writing short...

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Mizuko Ito's response (excerpt)

byMizuko Ito2004-01-08Riposte to: Videogames of the OppressedI am just back from Comiket, the largest convention in Japan, which is devoted to buying and selling comics and computer games created by...

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Will Wright's response (excerpt)

byWill Wright2004-05-01Riposte to: Between a Game and a Story?From a design viewpoint the dramatic arc (and its associated character development) is the central scaffolding around which story is built....

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Genre Trouble

byEspen Aarseth2004-05-21Introduction: Stories and GamesCurrently in game and digital culture studies, a controversy rages over the relevance of narratology for game aesthetics. One side argues that...

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Richard Schechner's response (excerpt)

byRichard Schechner2003-11-29Riposte to: Towards Computer Game StudiesEskelinen wants to drive a wedge between ordinary narration and what happens in a game. I don’t think the categories are so easily...

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Mizuko Ito's response (excerpt)

byMizuko Ito2004-01-10Riposte to: Introduction to Game TimeThe question of representational realism and fidelity in the case of time is particularly intriguing. What are the trade-offs for particular...

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Jon McKenzie's response (excerpt)

byJon McKenzie2004-01-09Riposte to: Game Design as Narrative ArchitectureAs Henry Jenkins suggests, games are indeed not narratives, not films, not plays – but they’re also not-not-narratives,...

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Playing Mimesis: Engendering Understanding Via Experience of Social...

byD. Fox Harrelland Chong-U Limand Jia Zhangand Sonny Sidhuand Jason Lipshinand Ayse Gursoy2014-11-02“You are so articulate.”“You are a credit to your race.”- Sue et al., “Racial Microaggressions in...

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