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Tag Archives: julia kristeva
Half Life 2’s Cut Content
I’ve been phoning the content in for a couple days, and I apologize for that–yesterday I was hiking and today I spent most of my time watching The Dark Knight Rises (expect opinions on this tomorrow). Anyway, this is a short … Continue reading
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Tagged abjection, half life, julia kristeva, video games
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On Goblin Camp
I. Goblin Camp Goblins like to camp. It is in their very goblin blood–a desire to construct small buildings, plant seeds, harvest plants, weave baskets, and generally create a civilization based on raising children by putting all of the poop … Continue reading
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Tagged abjection, dwarf fortress, goblin camp, julia kristeva, video games
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Abjection and the Video Game
Over at RPS, Jim Rossignol has a great article up about the way that bodily functions are represented and accounted for in video games. Rossignol highlights two reasons that biological functions like eating, urinating, etc. are included in games: 1. … Continue reading
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