Video Games and Human Values Initiative

What is surrealism in video games? Is it the subversion of expository traditions through ludic conventions? Is it the perversion of ludic conventions for expository effect? Is it a five-act dog opera? We’ll discuss the meaning of Oikospiel, the means of production, and maybe even video games through Discord voice chat (or probably Skype) at 8:30pm EDT / 5:30pm PDT.

Supplemental Material:

• The Oikospiel Box Office, where a ticket can be purchased for the game.
• “Oikospiel Is A Surreal Game About Work And Play From The Composer Of Proteus” by Ethan Gach (Kotaku)
• “David Kanaga’s Dog Opera, Oikospiel, is Delirious Protest Art” by Lewis Gordon (Vice Games)

This month, we’re talking about Return of the Obra Dinn (2018).

Discussion on Discord, 8:30pm EDT / 7:30pm CDT / 5:30pm PDT.

This month, we’re talking about Hollow Knight. The two main questions that I’d like to talk about (including how these questions relate to each other):

• How we feel about the range and rhythm of uncertainty in the game.
• Where Hollow Knight fits in a genre context.

Discussion on Discord, 8:30pm EDT / 7:30pm CDT / 5:30pm PDT.