[Cross-posted to Doubt is an Art.] Nathan, Kelly, and I were joined by Kelly’s sister Caitlin for July 3rd’s episode of the Lunchzone, where we continued our playing through of The Witcher III (find Stuart’s write-up of our Jun19th session… Continue Reading
by Stuart Moulthrop WITCHER III at Lunch Zone – June 19, 2019 Impressions of Witcher-world: lots of horsing around on linear plunges through a dusky, Hieronymous-Bosky landscape… truly gigantic map… gibbets and lynchings as regular design motif (hard to take… Continue Reading
By Nathan Humpal, Metadata Librarian A curious thing has been happening while playing The Witness on “The Cat’s Moustache.” As the game progresses I find my puzzle-solving becoming more and more tactile. The Witness’ early puzzles are deceptively simple, as it… Continue Reading
By Scott M. Bruner PhD Student, English, Bard of Skara Brae One of the issues that’s come up a few times during Classic Quests (Every Tuesday from 1-2ish!) is that most of us didn’t play a lot of Richard Garriott’s… 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
By Krista Lee Malone, PhD & Laya Liebeseller, MS Anthropologists, Geeks, Game Designers, and Scholars Brunch Bosses is the brain child of Dr. Krista-Lee Malone and Laya Liebeseller, both anthropologists of Geekery and Nerdom in its various forms. Krista-Lee, an… Continue Reading
By Laya Liebeseller, Anthropology PhD Candidate This is the origin story of “Doctors and Dungeon Masters,” a table-top roleplaying show on the Serious Play Twitch Channel, which had its first episode in August 2017, the month after our summer of Confluence… Continue Reading
Developer: Devolver Released: September 10, 2015 Genre: Point-and-click Platform: PC (Steam) Played: November 2, 2018 Show notes Kris played Dropsy (Devolver 2015), a point-and-click game with bizarre aesthetics and a jazzy soundtrack provided by Chris Schlarb. Dropsy has received critical… Continue Reading
Developer: Bloober Team Released: August 2, 2016 Genre: Horror Platform: PC (Steam) Played: October 31, 2018 Show notes Laya, Thomas, Kelly, and Kris explore another dark, Gothic world – this time in Bloober Team’s Layers of Fear. Featuring many of… Continue Reading
Meaningful Play is a conference held at Michigan State University where academics and indie game developers gather for a three-day event. Like most conferences aimed at higher education, this one includes panels, roundtables, and workshops. During the evenings, however, the… Continue Reading