gaming
Academic Intent
Mark Barret cautions against reinventing the wheel in this riposte to Cyberdrama and to Janet Murray's essay.
Patched In: A Conversation with Anne-Marie Schleiner about Computer Gaming Culture
An essay by Tara McPherson (and a conversation with Anne-Marie Schleiner) concerning patch mutations, opensorcery, and other explainable gaming offshoots.
The Digital Downside: Moving from Craft to Factory Production in Online Learning
Tim Luke takes on the business of online learning.
From Game-Story to Cyberdrama
Moving from the holodeck to the game board, Janet Murray explains why we make dramas of digital simulations.
Espen Aarseth responds
Espen Aarseth foresees the quick end of Murray's "story-game hybrid" and suggests instead a "critical theory of games."