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  • The Prop Oscars

    The Prop Oscars

    Around this time every year, we sit down and watch a lot of famous people pat each other on the back and give out awards of questionable distribution to each other in a ritual called The Oscars. It’s a great time to go over the past year or so of film and reward and the Read more

  • Sweet Baby Inc and the Culture War in Gaming

    Sweet Baby Inc and the Culture War in Gaming

    One would think that the Culture War is impacting only Hollywood, but unfortunately that isn’t the case. The gaming industry has been rocked recently due to agendas in recent games becoming public, and though there are many actors behind the scenes causing the pandemonium, one company in particular is getting all of the attention: Sweet Read more

  • What’s a Dragon?

    What’s a Dragon?

    Before we get into it, fantasy covers a number of subgenres, and some of you may accuse me of tunnel visioning on epic fantasy today. This is true, and I am largely using fantasy as a shorthand for epic fantasy in this article because it doesn’t do for us to get lost in the hangups Read more

  • You Know What Grinds My Joysticks? VR!

    You Know What Grinds My Joysticks? VR!

    For me video games have always been about the games themselves. The stories and gameplay they bring make the industry what it is. However, some have more of an interest in the hardware of the industry. Advancements in consoles, PC components, and controllers excite gamers as these help propel the experiences that the games offer Read more

  • Media Literacy Part 1: The Pitfalls of Player Interaction

    Media Literacy Part 1: The Pitfalls of Player Interaction

    Okay so two things before we get started today. First, this has a part one in the title not because I am planning another series, but because media literacy is a big topic I may want to revisit in the future and am covering my bases because we are absolutely not going to hit everything Read more

  • Episodic Stories, Serialization, Streaming, and the Airport Novel

    Episodic Stories, Serialization, Streaming, and the Airport Novel

    One of the more fascinating shifts in television in recent years is the slow drift towards shorter, more serialized plotlines. We still have the odd sitcom (those will never die), but most series are trending towards both more focused stories, and shorter stories. The change can be seen across media aimed at all age groups. Read more