Game Studies Study Buddies

By Ranged TouchLeisure Video Games

Game Studies Study Buddies episodes

August 08, 2022 Misery
We talk about King’s 1987 novel Misery.
Content warnings for this episode include: addiction, alcoholism, imprisonment, torture, mutilation, ableism, fatphobia, auto accidents and leg injury, misogyny, animal death, racism, head trauma.
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2 hr 41 min
July 29, 2022 49 – Hall – Cultural Studies 1983
We discuss Stuart Hall’s Cultural Studies 1983, published in 2016.
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2 hr 32 min
June 29, 2022 48 – Fine – Shared Fantasy
We discuss Gary Alan Fine’s foundational book Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds from 1983.
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2 hr 14 min
May 31, 2022 47 – White – Tabletop RPG Design in Theory and Practice at the Forge
We discuss William J. White’s Tabletop RPG Design in Theory and Practice at the Forge, 2001-2012.
Austin Walker joins us in this episode.
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3 hr 45 min
April 28, 2022 46 – Peterson – The Elusive Shift
We discuss Jon Peterson’s The Elusive Shift: How Role Playing Games Forged Their Identity.
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2 hr 14 min
March 31, 2022 45 – Schleiner – The Player’s Power To Change the Game
We discuss Anne-Marie Schleiner’s The Player’s Power To Change the Game – Ludic Mutation.
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2 hr 2 min
February 28, 2022 44 – Cassidy – Vicious Games
We discuss Rebecca Cassidy’s Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling.
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2 hr 15 min
January 31, 2022 43 – Schüll – Addiction By Design
We discuss Natasha Dow Schüll’s Addiction By Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas.
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2 hr 54 min
December 31, 2021 42 – Saler – As If
We discuss Michael Saler’s As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality.
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2 hr 17 min
November 30, 2021 41 – Giddings – Gameworlds
We discuss Seth Giddings’ Gameworlds: Virtual Media and Children’s Everyday Play.
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1 hr 48 min