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Bogost’s Unit Operations and the Strangeness of Simulation
Over the Christmas break, and on Christmas day itself, I was reading Ian Bogost’s Unit Operations: An Approach to Video Game Criticism. Immediately after that I read a Thomas M. Disch novel, but after that I read Tom Bissell’s Extra Lives: … Continue reading
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Current Times 11
1. Patrick Rothfuss wrote a little piece on American Gods. I think that it’s fun, and it really speaks to an enjoyment of the book that I feel. I saw P. Roth on a panel at The House on the … Continue reading
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On Art 3
So every few months I get the urge to make a blog post about art, the state of art, what art can be, and what have you. You can find On Art 1 and On Art 2 at those links, … Continue reading
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One Chance
So I’ve commented on the “are games art?” debate before, and that was more skiddling about the idea of art, but I’ve come upon something today that has lights going off in my head. I just played a game called … Continue reading
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James O. Young on some art stuff
I can get down with this, and it speaks to my other posts on art, I think. Under certain circumstances, I am extremely reluctant to say that an act of free artistic expression is wrong, even when it is profoundly … Continue reading
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On Art 2
I’ve posted on art before, and in that post, I spoke to good art being something that takes you out of your comfort zone. I think that I stand by that definition. The recent debate about Roger Ebert’s comments that … Continue reading
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On Art
I saw an art exhibit on campus today. The artist is a Logan White, a photographer from here in Macon. This is a link that takes you to some of the art that is in the exhibit. I wish that … Continue reading
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gertrude stein is dead, too
So I’m reading The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, which was written by Gertrude Stein at some point. It’s that kind of book. I think that I like it, but I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because it makes everyone … Continue reading
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a worker bee
I’ve been busting ass all day learning about feminist research methodology, but I took a 20 minute break to draw my wallet a couple times. They don’t look great, but I think I understand shading alright, and if that’s true … Continue reading
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