Tag Archives: art

A Game I Made: Goblin Story

Posted on 10/22/2012 by kunzelman

I hate artist statements. This guy up here is an old goblin. He has a story, but it might not be the story that you think it is. I made a game called Goblin Story, and it is about a goblin. … Continue reading →

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On Spec Ops: The Line

Posted on 10/09/2012 by kunzelman

My thoughts on Spec Ops: The Line in short: the art department is brilliant. I think that the plot, the “twist,” and the gameplay were all generic whatever fare. I think that the aesthetic is inspired, and I honestly believe that those … Continue reading →

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Smash the Patriarchy! Has Been Released

Posted on 09/14/2012 by kunzelman

Humans and nonhumans alike who follow me on twitter know that Smash the Patriarchy! has been done for a few days now and I have just been playing through it and beta testing and doing all the things that you … Continue reading →

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Two New Essays That Are Brilliant

Posted on 09/13/2012 by kunzelman

So there are two essays that have come out recently that I think are awesome. I want you to check them out. The first is James Stanescu’s “Toward a Dark Animal Studies: On Vegetarian Vampires, Beautiful Souls, and Becoming-Vegan.” I … Continue reading →

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Designing Horror: All Of Our Friends Are Dead

Posted on 09/12/2012 by kunzelman

An explanation of the “Designing Horror” series. Game: All of Our Friends Are Dead by Amon26 1. Why Is It Horror? This game is horror because it slaps an aesthetic onto a shooter frame. There is a focus on scrambled … Continue reading →

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Or, What Is It Like To Be A Thing?

Posted on 09/06/2012 by kunzelman

I MADE A GAME SO PLAY IT.  I often go on and on about people who study games and write about games having a kind of obligation to understand how games are made and be familiar with the materiality of … Continue reading →

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The Creation of Games

Posted on 08/20/2012 by kunzelman

I have returned from Boston unscathed, but scarred, and I don’t have much of anything content-wise to show you today. There will be a longer post later in the week about Gameloop and the experiences that I had over the … Continue reading →

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On Rhythm and Comics

Posted on 08/07/2012 by kunzelman

Elizabeth Grosz writes in Chaos, Territory, Art that The first artist, for Deleuze, is the architect, the one who distinguishes inside from outside, who draws a boundary, as we have discussed previously. This boundary is not self-protective but erotico-proprietorial: it defines a … Continue reading →

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A Quick Bit on Ellis’ Supergod

Posted on 04/23/2012 by kunzelman

I am really busy. The semester is ending. I have books about feminism and science fiction to read, as well as some fairy tales. It has been that kind of year. Anyway, I read Warren Ellis’ Supergod this past weekend. If you … Continue reading →

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Some Preliminary Thoughts on Groys’ Art Power

Posted on 04/12/2012 by kunzelman

I started reading Boris Groys’ Art Power yesterday. Well, by “started reading” I mean that I slogged through the introduction; I find Groys fascinating but dry, which is probably more of a byproduct of translation than anything else. I enjoyed the opening … Continue reading →

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