Category Archives: General Features

On Dear Esther

Posted on 02/20/2012 by kunzelman

THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR DEAR ESTHER IN THIS POST. (This is me from the future. I have made another post about this game, and I basically changed everything I thought in point #1 below. Check it out.) As faithful readers will … Continue reading →

Posted in General Features, Video Games | Tagged affect, dear esther, non-game, open world, video games | 5 Comments

Macke Interview at Figure/Ground

Posted on 02/16/2012 by kunzelman

This is really just a quick thing, but a prof/mentor/friend of mine, Dr. Frank Macke, has been interviewed by Figure/Ground about a lot of different things. I think that the things he has to say about his formulation of communicology is … Continue reading →

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My Niko Bellic

Posted on 02/02/2012 by kunzelman

These are five moments that my Niko Bellic experienced in GTA IV. 1. Niko Bellic walks out of the hospital. He touches his ribs. The giant green cross mounted on the side of the building gives everything sick tint. Liberty … Continue reading →

Posted in General Features | Tagged fiction, Grand theft auto IV | 3 Comments

Some preliminary Dear Esther remarks

Posted on 01/28/2012 by kunzelman

I am excited about Dear Esther coming out next month. It will be a day one purchase for me, and there aren’t a lot of games that hold that kind of weight for me. So this is the trailer for … Continue reading →

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SOPA and PIPA are bad

Posted on 01/18/2012 by kunzelman

SOPA and PIPA are still on the table. They are both acts that attempt to prevent piracy of digital property and attempt to maintain the ability for creators on the internet to assert their intellectual property rights. Those things are … Continue reading →

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Kids Like Angry Birds

Posted on 01/15/2012 by kunzelman

This might seem really obvious, and while I have some sad things to say at the bottom of the post, I want to try to be positive up here. This is an article written by a teacher in Canada. The … Continue reading →

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Pigs Playing Games

Posted on 01/12/2012 by kunzelman

There is a game that human beings can play with pigs. (Thanks to Scu for sending me the link.) So let’s get a few basic things out of the way: 1. I think that humans and animals playing games together is amazing. 2. … Continue reading →

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Real Life Superheroes

Posted on 01/10/2012 by kunzelman

So you should read about Chris Kyle in this article. This is how superheroes are going to appear in the real world. It’s not going to be what Grant Morrison thinks that it will–Superman isn’t going to show up. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, General Features | Tagged comic books, grant morrison, superheroes, the punisher, violence | 1 Comment

On Suikoden

Posted on 07/29/2011 by kunzelman

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 →

Posted in General Features, Video Games | Tagged capitalism, review, suikoden, video game | 1 Comment

On Kill Screen #4: The Public Play Issue

Posted on 07/28/2011 by kunzelman

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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