Monthly Archives: April 2012

Symposium, 3 May: What is a gamespace?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by rogertravisjr

It’s the first week of the month, which means that it’s time for another VGHVI Symposium! To my mind, we acquitted ourselves well when trying to define “play,” so it’s time to move on and try to define “gamespace.” (No, … Continue reading →

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The School of Athens (VGHVI) podcast, recorded 19 April 2012

Posted on April 25, 2012 by rogertravisjr

Some very striking thoughts from David about Journey’s relation to Orientialist painting, some rapturous comments about the new world of multiplayer the game opens. Some very minor spoilers for Journey. On this episode: Roger Travis, David Carlton, and Eric Swain. VGHVIpodcastNS06

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Gaming Session: Minecraft, April 26, 2012

Posted on April 22, 2012 by David Carlton

It’s Minecraft time! You know the drill: Thursday 6:30 PDT / 9:30 EDT, server is minecraft.bactrian.org. We’re doing our Minecraft conversation over Skype these days, so add davidbcarlton if you’re not already on my Skype contact list.

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Playversation, Thursday 19 April: Journey

Posted on April 16, 2012 by rogertravisjr

David and I are really looking forward to getting a chance finally to talk about this remarkable gamespace. We’ll be going spoiler-free as much as possible, and would very much invite participation by those who haven’t played Journey. We encourage … Continue reading →

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Gaming session: 12 April–Mass Effect 3 multiplayer

Posted on April 8, 2012 by rogertravisjr

Was it my lack of galactic readiness that killed Liara? If so, I shall fight all night, and rage against BioWare, and consider investing the many hours it would take to save her. Discussion will be on XBL unless players … Continue reading →

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Symposium, 5 April

Posted on April 2, 2012 by rogertravisjr

It’s the first week of the month, which means that it’s time for another VGHVI Symposium! To my mind, we acquitted ourselves well when trying to define “play,” so it’s time to move on and try to define “gamespace.” It’s … Continue reading →

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