Eating in a game should mean more than just food

Eating is a significant expression of culture and socialization. Specific dishes like birthday cake, Thanksgiving turkey, and movie popcorn have their own traditions associated with them, and sharing a meal with a person or group is a way to forge

How Mormons get away with murder in videogames

I like playing games where I can do things I’d never do in real life–things like verbally harassing strangers, stealing library books, killing people, and having sexual relationships before (my character’s) marriage. Maybe I’m being too sensitive, but I feel

Pongs: Video Game Criticism as Game

Genres are frequently marketing tools that help buyers know what kind of game to expect. Genres help form player expectations. Much like a pop song repeats its chorus at some point, puzzle-platformers always have players jumping around. A haiku has

Journey's Parallels to the Mormon Temple Ceremony

You have probably played Journey, or at least read about it. Its atmosphere is hard to pin down, and  a few people have compared running across sand dunes and floating among ruins as a religious experience. I agree with them,