Contentious notions about Narrative in games
"Unfortunately, Narrative in modern video games at large has always been a rather contentious topic in Game Studies. On the one hand,...
The first rule
Chris' 1st rule of Game Studies: when approaching a potential candidate text, enjoy it first. Worry about the icky academic stuff later....
The Quest
My field is an extended exercise in logical, eloquent speculation. My field is so young that none of the rules have been yet written, and...
"You can settle for less than an ordinary life, or do you feel like you were meant for something bet
In truth, it is never too early to begin thinking about your Masters Thesis. That being the case, I have been trying to situate and...
Games are Utterly Awesome, but Why?
One of the hallmarks of good research is the demonstrable ability to navigate from Point A (which is the challenging of basic...
Yes, I want to actually write a thesis someday
In my lab every graduating season, there appears to be a custom of placing the graduating PhD candidate's thesis near the daily newspaper...
See You, Game Studies Cowboy
Talking at length with the Associate Professor of our lab last night became a great wellspring of awesome, crazy, yet equally legitimate...
Trinity of Required Reading
These are the three seminal texts for Game Studies: 1) Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature by Espen Aarseth 2) Half-Real: Video...
Open-faced noob question
How does one know when their work has been cited by others? Not that that is happening any time soon. The thought had occurred to me...
Can Academics use Cheat Codes to facilitate their Research?
Professor Aarseth on the use of cheating in games (for the purposes of conducting research): "It is with great and increasing regret that...
