44 – Cassidy – Vicious Games

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44 – Cassidy – Vicious Games

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134 minutes

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Feb 28, 2022

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We discuss Rebecca Cassidy’s Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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Feb 28, 2022

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18 – Jenkins – Game Design As Narrative Architecture: We delve deep into Henry Jenkins’ essay “Game Design as Narrative Architecture,” a classic in the game studies field. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. by Game Studies Study Buddies
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24 – Laxton – Surrealism at Play: We discuss Susan Laxton’s Surrealism at Play. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, by Game Studies Study Buddies
150 min listen
22 – Chang – Playing Nature: We discuss Alenda Chang’s Playing Nature. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, by Game Studies Study Buddies
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34 – Milburn – Mondo Nano: We discuss Colin Milburn’s Mondo Nano. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. by Game Studies Study Buddies
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28 – Wark – Gamer Theory: We discuss McKenzie Wark’s Gamer Theory. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, by Game Studies Study Buddies
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50 – Dovey and Kennedy – Game Cultures: We discuss 2006’s Game Cultures, an early and formative book of game studies by Dovey and Kennedy. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. by Game Studies Study Buddies
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