Tag Archives: review

Review of Alien Phenomenology at Itineration

Posted on 04/01/2013 by

So I reviewed Ian Bogost’s Alien Phenomenology for the online journal Itineration. You can view it here. It should be viewed this way: 1. read the review proper 2. listen and watch the computer performance of the review 3.  read my review … Continue reading →

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On Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto

Posted on 03/26/2013 by

Before anything else: Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto is a book written by David Kushner that sets out to tell the story of the Grand Theft Auto franchise from its beginning to its end. It succeeds in that if “succeeds” means … Continue reading →

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On Cinders

Posted on 06/25/2012 by

I first came upon Cinders via a Rock, Paper, Shotgun mini-article about the game. It is a visual novel created by the team at MoaCube, and for some reason, the little article (which is the same size and shape as a hundred other … Continue reading →

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On Why We Love Sociopaths

Posted on 05/11/2012 by

Adam Kotsko, famous blogger and academic guy, has recently published his second book for Zer0 Books, titled Why We Love Sociopaths. The book is a longform essay on the concept of the sociopath and analyzes why most popular contemporary television is filled … Continue reading →

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On Suikoden

Posted on 07/29/2011 by

I played Suikoden for a really simple reason: I bought an old Mac Mini that can barely do anything, but it can emulate games. When I realized this, I thought, “Hey, that’s cool, I’ll go back and play all the … Continue reading →

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On Kill Screen #4: The Public Play Issue

Posted on 07/28/2011 by

As you should know, I love Kill Screen Magazine. I pay a fairly high subscription cost for thoughtful magazine about video games, and I am always happy when it comes in the mail. You can see my review of issue … Continue reading →

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On Camp Concentration

Posted on 07/14/2011 by

I just finished reading Camp Concentration a couple days ago, and after letting it simmer some, I have some things to say about it. Essentially, the novel is about a poet. In short summary: Louis Sacchetti is a poet who dodges … Continue reading →

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On Ranciere’s The Future of the Image

Posted on 05/31/2011 by

So I finished this a few minutes ago. I was, and am, frustrated about it–I wanted it to be much more than it ended up being. Ranciere begins the book with a discussion of the image. This is my first … Continue reading →

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On Kill Screen #3: The Intimacy Issue

Posted on 04/06/2011 by

I like Kill Screen. It is a magazine that pushes all my buttons in a lot of different ways. On face, it’s a small-sized print magazine about video games. But it’s so much more than that, at least for me. … Continue reading →

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On Awkwardness

Posted on 02/25/2011 by

I finished Adam Kotsko’s Awkwardness yesterday. I think that it was good, if slim, and the content works for what Kotsko is doing–laying out the nature of awkwardness, how we experience it, and ways to combat (or rather, embrace) it. … Continue reading →

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