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Culture

A collection of 15 posts

Opinion

Death Stranding and the Unfailing Perseverance of Optimism

Finding hope in every footstep

Game Design

The Game Design Tunnel Vision Problem

Not the forest for the games

Opinion

Discovering How to Fully Appreciate Games

It's about the journey, not the end credits

Opinion

Generations: The Great Video Game Age Gap

How the age of gamers is redefining what the term means

Feature

Team 0% Accomplishes Their Impossible Mission

How a community united to conquer the ultimate challenge: clearing all the levels of Super Mario Maker

Feature

Polybius: The Waking Nightmare of the Arcade

Tracking the ‘80s arcade scene and its most notorious cabinet

Opinion

A Furtive Rebellion: The Story Behind Breakout 13

Examining the cultural nuances of the intriguing FMV game

Feature

An Afternoon in a Korean eSports Gaming Arena

Glimpsing the Korean eSports scene in person

Feature

How Punk Culture Influenced Gaming

The intersection of punk and digital entertainment

Review

Midautumn: Mopping Up The Spirit World

Midautumn is a game with a lot of spirit(s)

Feature

The Joseon Scene: Arcades in Korea

Examining the arcade scene in a popular South Korean entertainment district

Opinion

In the Mind of an Internet Troll

Understanding the internet troll phenomenon and why it happens

Feature

Megazone: The Murky History of Sega OziSoft and Its Unofficial Magazine

The fascinating (and sordid) history of the magazine that put SEGA on the map in Australia

Opinion

StarCraft’s Imperfect Protoss Mirror My Indian Heritage

Aliens who ate sunlight dealt with caste and conformity too

Opinion

Video Games Are a Combination of All the Fine Arts Smashed Into One

Why can't video games be considered a fine art on their own?