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Tag Archives: affect
Robert Macfarlane on Anthropocene Affects
Where the pain of nostalgia arises from moving away, the pain of solastalgia arises from staying put. Where the pain of nostalgia can be mitigated by return, the pain of solastalgia tends to be irreversible. Solastalgia is not a malady … Continue reading
Posted in Theory
Tagged affect, anthropocene, robert macfarlane, solastalgia
You Buy It I Write It: The Polynomial
Is there a game you think I should write about? If you buy it for me on Steam, I will write about it. Check out the information here. There was a flurry of activity when I announced that I would … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games, You Buy It I Write It
Tagged affect, art, the polynomial, video games, you buy it I write it
On Cart Life
Cart Life broke me in less than half an hour. I started the game as Andrus Poder. Andrus Poder is from Ukraine. He works on his English by translating Ukrainian poetry while on the train to his new life. He has … Continue reading
On Experience-Taking
This is a quick bit of writing about “experience-taking,” which is a term created by Lisa Libby and Geoff Kaufman, from Ohio State and Dartmouth, respectively. If you don’t care about what I have to say about it, just read … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games
Tagged affect, experience-taking, fiction, phenomenology, video games
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Cabinet Interview with Sianne Ngai
This isn’t something substantive, but rather it is a moment where I tell you video game and comic book people that you have to read this interview that Sianne Ngai did with Cabinet last year. Ngai writes on aesthetics in a really … Continue reading
Posted in General Features
Tagged aesthetics, affect, comics, sianne ngai, video games
On Plink
Go play Plink. Do it right now. I don’t have a lot of things to say about the game. It is poetry in motion, and when you are playing with a few other people, you can really feel it click. … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games
Tagged affect, music, Plink, video games
On Brenda Brathwaite’s TED Talk
Some of you might know that I had TED talks. They’re generally a method for telling “uncomfortable truths” with surprising solvency strategies couched in corporate language that tries to sell us a brave new future. What I am saying is … Continue reading
