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Video Games: The Highly Visible Art — Part 5

Space Invaders
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I’d like to use the final part of this video game series to get excited about indie games and the important…

Video Games: The Highly Visible Art — Part 4

Mario Bros
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Replay:

Before I go into some examples of the use of freedom, I’d like to quickly recap on a few key points:

  • Immersion in

Video Games: The Highly Visible Art — Part 3

Playing the Player:

Before I start this post, I want to face up to the facts: as much as it might pain me to say it, most gamers don’t need a game to include complex, multi-layered plot, or a fully-realised…

Video Games: The Highly Visible Art — Part 2

Portrait Of A Plumber Entering The Third Dimension
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Introduction:

In my first post, I wrote that I considered a meaningful interaction with a video game as one in which the…

Video Games: The Highly Visible Art — Part 1

Quick Man (circa Mega Man 2)
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Introduction:

A little while ago, Jess Au over at Spike (the Meanjin blog, not the men’s lifestyle channel) took the time to expound…