Player-Character Dynamics, Identity, and Sexuality in Video Games

The relationship between the creator, the product, and the audience, are all important contexts to consider during media analysis, especially with games. This is because the audience is an active participant in the media. So if you are creating a

Pursuing My True Self

“Call me Mattie.” It was the first time I had ever said that. I remember being at an old hookah bar when I did, Java D’lights. I was waiting on a glass of wine and my good friend hovered near

In defence of Vanille's accent

Here’s the audio version I have narrated. Yes, this different, but equally messy accent do exist in real life/ (Spoiler warning: Final Fantasy XIII and Black Swan) As someone well primed to North American accents through entertainment, and Australian accent

Metal Gear Solid's postmodern legacy: part 1

“What was that noise?” I love the Metal Gear Solid series. Despite it’s overindulgence of cutscenes and increasingly nonsensical plots, I love the series to death. I tell you this so that you know my next statement is going to

Multiplicity and Identity Mitigation in Video Games

Where before we traditionally thought of identity as a monolithic construct, modernity demands recognition of multiplicity and fragmented identities. Okay, that’s a mouthful, what the heck am I saying? Well, think about how people with multiple identities are more likely