#2 – Twine or Alexa

Digital Ghosts May 13, 2018
This post was inspired by Exam 4’s “Future Historians Probably Won’t Understand the Internet” and “Game After” readings. Both of these readings suggest that decay is the price we pay for digital media’s convenience and fast-changing nature. Nevertheless, people are constantly trying to preserve aspects of our digital lives, whether through games or Twitter archives, […]
It’s Crunch Time May 13, 2018
There’s a term in the video game industry that has haunted game developers and quality assurance workers for over a decade: Crunch. This article posted by The Guardian elucidates the term and investigates how its presence within the video game industry has changed throughout the years. But what is crunch? Unless you are familiar with the […]

Why we wish life was a game May 14, 2018
homo economicus was a term first coined by John Stuart Mill, the influential utilitarian theorist and 17th century economist. Since its injection into the discourse of politics and economy, homo economicus has been a central characteristic of both neoliberal economic theories, as well as a heuristic tool by those infatuated by hegemonic thinking into believing... […]
Is this good representation or just pandering? May 13, 2018
I will be focusing on a game I love and enjoy, Overwatch. Overwatch has been lauded for having a very diverse set of characters and bringing representation into the field of triple A games. Despite their efforts, however, it certainly doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for improvement. I will briefly talk about three characters... […]