Tof Eklund and Roger Whitson consider the similarities of Dredge and Moby Dick. Both reflect the eldritch terrors of capitalism that echo through history from Aotearoa, New Zealand to New Bedford.
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Tof Eklund and Roger Whitson consider the similarities of Dredge and Moby Dick. Both reflect the eldritch terrors of capitalism that echo through history from Aotearoa, New Zealand to New Bedford.
What’s so magical about parkour in videogames? It’s the fantasy of finally conquering the late capitalist city.
How do we make sense of the enjoyment derived from watching Asian death in Squid Game?
What is cottagecore? Why is fashion political? And how does Stardew Valley help us imagine a better world through its farming fantasies?
In Life is Strange: True Colors, Alex Chen struggles to make a home for herself. Is empathy enough?
How L.A. Noire exposes the complicity between the police and capitalist exploitation.
What do the Assassin’s Creed series and the History Channel have in common? Conspiracies!
What kinds of histories do games tell? And why does it matter?
Christian Haines argues that the Hitman series is a capitalist fantasy about the art of killing.
Nate Schmidt dissects the myth of “screen time,” making a case for the positive value of gaming together.