What is a “game?” It only matters in context. When we examine things as games to learn from them, what does that mean? Any useful definition of game used as a critical lens must encompass Soccer, Candy Land, Sim City, Doom, and Gone Home. But Candy Land doesn’t have any player choice. Is it just … <a href="https://ludusnovus.net/2018/09/04/ludus-novus-028-candyland-game-as-critical-lens/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=ludus-novus-028-candyland-game-as-critical-lens" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Ludus Novus 028: Candyland: Game as Critical Lens</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a><img src="https://stats.irrsinn.net/piwik.php?idsite=7&rec=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fludusnovus.net%2F2018%2F09%2F04%2Fludus-novus-028-candyland-game-as-critical-lens%2F%3Fpk_campaign%3Dfeed%26pk_kwd%3Dludus-novus-028-candyland-game-as-critical-lens&action_name=Ludus+Novus+028%3A+Candyland%3A+Game+as+Critical+Lens&urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fludusnovus.net%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />

What is a “game?” It only matters in context. When we examine things as games to learn from them, what does that mean? Any useful definition of game used as a critical lens must encompass Soccer, Candy Land, Sim City, Doom, and Gone Home. But Candy Land doesn’t have any player choice. Is it just … Continue reading Ludus Novus 028: Candyland: Game as Critical Lens →

What is a “game?” It only matters in context. When we examine things as games to learn from them, what does that mean? Any useful definition of game used as a critical lens must encompass Soccer, Candy Land, Sim City, Doom, and Gone Home. But Candy Land doesn’t have any player choice. Is it just … <a href="https://ludusnovus.net/2018/09/04/ludus-novus-028-candyland-game-as-critical-lens/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=ludus-novus-028-candyland-game-as-critical-lens" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading Ludus Novus 028: Candyland: Game as Critical Lens →</a>

Ludus Novus 028: Candyland: Game as Critical Lens

Ludus Novus explores how games and other interactive art can be more than entertainment. Gregory Avery-Weir of Future Proof Games, game designer on "Majesty of Colors," "Ossuary," and "Exploit: Zero Day," produces short audio essays and creative pieces about the medium of digital and non-digital games.

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