For those that do not know, I am currently spending my time during this pandemic playing in seven weekly DnD/Pathfinder games, three of which I am DMing.. and because my research interests reside in games, community, and play, I cannot… Continue Reading
So I figured I’d do something different this week and talk about the importance of Serious Play beyond its academic endeavors. Transcript: So I know the overall tone of this blog is academic because that’s sort of what we’re here to… Continue Reading
In continuation of our animal-themed month, we had a go with Goat Simulator, a game meant to poke fun at the simulator genre by putting the player in control of a goat who is a device of pure destruction. The game embraces the… Continue Reading
For the final week of July, we decided to take a break from our summer-long play of Witcher III and play Baba is You. In this week’s playthrough, I was joined by anthropology professor, Thomas Malaby, as we observed English PhD student, Erik Kersting, play.… Continue Reading
By Kelly Brajevich PhD Student, Doctors & Dungeon Masters DM One time, my mom and I were driving in a blizzard. I was behind the wheel when I noticed a car in the opposite direction had lost control and was skidding… Continue Reading