Author Archives: kunzelman

Tim Cain’s GDC 2012 Talk: Fallout

Posted on 04/09/2012 by kunzelman

I’m not sure who this post is for, really, but I think that someone might get some use out of it, so I am going to make it. Tim Cain, one of the design and programming leads on one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Tim Cain’s GDC 2012 Talk: Fallout

Alan Moore Won An Award

Posted on 04/04/2012 by kunzelman

I am always filled with joy when people win awards for works that I really enjoyed. Alan Moore won the first-ever Bram Stoker Award in the category of “Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel.” That’s a long and pretentious title, … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Two Kinds of Video Game Death

Posted on 04/03/2012 by kunzelman

There are two kinds of death in video games. 1. Halo death. This death is characterized by out inability to understand it or perceive it as death. In reality, this is your standard FPS kind of death, a “bang bang you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Two Kinds of Video Game Death

Video Games and Parochialism

Posted on 03/29/2012 by kunzelman

John H. Stevens has an article over at SF Signal titled “De-Parochializing SF Criticism: Is It Really Necessary? Or Even Possible?” The article is part of a larger column that he does weekly (?) about science fiction/fantasy and how those … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Video Games and Parochialism

What Will We Simulate Next?

Posted on 03/28/2012 by kunzelman

Epic is licensing the Unreal 3 engine to the government. Read the press release here. On face, this all looks like great stuff. A number of games that are being developed are designed around simulation that prepares specialists for difficult … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

A Thing We Do With Video Games

Posted on 03/27/2012 by kunzelman

I read Ian Bogost’s How To Do Things With Video Games on a plane last weekend. I think it is a really smart book that acts as a really great introduction to video game studies, and more particularly, I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on A Thing We Do With Video Games

To Be Shepard

Posted on 03/23/2012 by kunzelman

This is one of those posts where I don’t make proscriptions about or critique a game. This is all about my experience with Mass Effect 3. There are spoilers about the game. *** Mordin died singing. That’s what has stuck with … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged , , | Comments Off on To Be Shepard

More Thoughts About Video Game Pacifism

Posted on 03/21/2012 by kunzelman

Back when that guy was playing Skyrim as a pacifist monk, I wrote about it. In fact, I had lots of things to say, and the conclusion that I came to was this: In any case, I don’t think that video game pacifism … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Is Watchmen the Best Comic?

Posted on 03/20/2012 by kunzelman

I love the title up there. It reminds me of some of the greatest arguments that fanboys and third-graders have ever had, those beautiful “My ______ can beat up your _____” kinds of affairs. I prefer “my dad could beat … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Is Watchmen the Best Comic?

James Stanescu in Hypatia

Posted on 03/19/2012 by kunzelman

This is really just a short bit to say that James “Scu” Stanescu has a new article out in Hypatia named “Species Trouble: Judith Butler, Mourning, and the Precarious Lives of Animals.” It appears to be behind a pay wall if you … Continue reading →

Posted in General Features | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment