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Game Studies Study Buddies

Ranged Touch

99 episodes · Explicit

Learn all about the academic field of game studies!

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  1. 98 – Wing – Bounce

    · 1 h 47 min

    We talk about Carlin Wing’s Bounce. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the…

  2. 97 – McDonald – Run and Jump

    · 1 h 54 min

    We talk about Peter McDonald’s Run and Jump. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created…

  3. 96 – Barthes – Camera Lucida

    · 2 h 21 min

    We talk about Barthes. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for…

  4. 95 – Nardo – The Ludic Self in Seventeenth-Century English Literature

    · 2 h 02 min

    We talk about Anna Nardo’s 1991 book. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the…

  5. 94 – Taylor – The Grounds of Gaming

    · 1 h 57 min

    We talk about Nicholas Taylor’s 2024 book. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created…

  6. 93 – Sutton-Smith – The Ambiguity of Play

    · 2 h 52 min

    We talk about Brian Sutton-Smith’s 1997 book. We talk about the 2004 documentary War Game. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books…

  7. 92 – War Game

    · 1 h 27 min

    We talk about the 2004 documentary War Game. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created…

  8. 91 – Game Studies vol. 1, issue 1

    · 1 h 38 min

    We talk about the 2001 journal issue. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the…

  9. 90 – Crawford – The Art of Computer Game Design

    · 1 h 04 min

    We talk about the 1984 book The Art of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford. Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt…

  10. 89 – Get Lamp

    · 1 h 53 min

    We talk about the 2010 film Get Lamp. Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

  11. 88 – Bowling For Columbine

    · 2 h 10 min

    We talk about the 2002 film Bowling For Columbine. Content warning for school shooting footage and gun violence and death footage in the film itself (and our discussion of it). Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well!…

  12. 87 – Fisher – Capitalist Realism

    · 2 h 59 min

    We talk about Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song…

  13. 86 – Jacob Geller

    · 1 h 21 min

    Michael is out on family leave, so Jacob Geller comes in for an interview about making YouTube videos. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our…

  14. 85 – American Truck Simulator

    · 1 h 05 min

    The Summer of Simulation ends with an American Truck Simulator episode. You can watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/C1n8zfXSek0 Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt!…

  15. 84 – Baudrillard – Simulacra and Simulation

    · 2 h 33 min

    We talk about Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation. You can find Historiographies of Game Studies here. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books…

  16. 83 – Raser – Simulation and Society

    · 1 h 50 min

    We talk about John R. Raser’s Simulation and Society. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme…

  17. 82 – Gunkel – Gaming the System

    · 2 h 35 min

    We talk about David J. Gunkel’s Gaming the System. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

  18. 81 – Jørgensen – Gameworld Interfaces

    · 1 h 34 min

    We talk about Kristine Jørgensen’s Gameworld Interfaces. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

  19. 80 – Grand Theft Hamlet

    · 2 h 04 min

    We talk about the film Grand Theft Hamlet. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

  20. 79 – Humphreys – Manifest Destiny 2.0

    · 1 h 45 min

    We talk about Sara Humphreys’ Manifest Destiny 2.0: Genre Trouble in Game Worlds. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on…

  21. 78 – Dibbell – My Tiny Life

    · 2 h 07 min

    We talk about Julian Dibbell’s My Tiny Life. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter.…

  22. 77 – Flanagan and Jakobsson – Playing Oppression

    · 2 h 14 min

    We talk about Mary Flanagan and Mikael Jakobsson’s Playing Oppression. You can read the book open access on The MIT Press website:…

  23. 76 – Trammell – Repairing Play

    · 1 h 46 min

    We talk about Aaron Trammell’s Repairing Play. It is open access on The MIT Press’s website: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5530/Repairing-PlayA-Black-Phenomenology Note: Did one last final check — Riven…

  24. 75 – Jameson – Postmodernism

    · 2 h 31 min

    We talk about Fredric Jameson’s “Postmodernism, or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism” which was originally published in New Left Review in 1984. Note: Checked one more time — Riven did eventually release for the…

  25. 74 – Guerra – Slantwise Moves

    · 1 h 33 min

    We talk about Douglas Guerra’s Slantwise Moves: Games, Literature, and Social Invention in Nineteenth-Century America. Note: Checked again — Riven did eventually release for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support…

  26. 73 – Wardrip-Fruin – How Pac-Man Eats

    · 2 h 22 min

    We talk about Noah Wardrip-Fruin’s How Pac-Man Eats. Note: Still confirming that Riven eventually released for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page!…

  27. 72 – Myst: Masterpiece Edition

    · 2 h 00 min

    We talk about Cyan’s Myst. Note: Riven did eventually come out for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN…

  28. 71 – Pinchbeck – Doom: Scarydarkfast

    · 1 h 27 min

    We talk about Dan Pinchbeck’s Doom: Scarydarkfast. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on…

  29. 70 – De Koven – The Well-Played Game

    We talk about Bernard De Koven’s The Well-Played Game. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on…

  30. 69 – Hunter – Playing Real

    · 1 h 59 min

    We talk about Lindsay Brandon Hunter’s Playing Real: Mimesis, Media, and Mischief. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on…

  31. 68 – Švelch – Player vs Monster

    · 1 h 30 min

    We talk about Jaroslav Švelch’s Player vs Monster. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on…

  32. 67 – Kelly González – Ready Player Juan

    · 1 h 51 min

    We talk about Carlos Gabriel Kelly González’s Ready Player Juan. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow…

  33. 66 – Cote – Gaming Sexism

    · 1 h 52 min

    We talk about Amanda Cote’s Gaming Sexism. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter.…

  34. 65 – Ito – Engineering Play

    · 1 h 46 min

    We talk about Mizuko Ito’s Engineering Play: A Cultural History of Children’s Software. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow…

  35. 64 – Nguyen – The Digital Is Kid Stuff

    · 1 h 16 min

    We talk about Josef Nguyen’s 2021 book The Digital Is Kid Stuff: Making Creative Laborers for a Precarious Economy. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged…

  36. 63 – Kinder – Playing With Power

    · 1 h 43 min

    We talk about Marsha Kinder’s 1991 classic Playing With Power. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow…

  37. 62 – Ryan – Narrative As Virtual Reality

    · 1 h 35 min

    We talk about Marie-Laure Ryan’s 2001 book Narrative As Virtual Reality. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter.…

  38. 61 – Hon – You’ve Been Played

    · 2 h 26 min

    We talk about Adrian Hon’s You’ve Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games To Control Us All. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow…

  39. 60 – Nguyen – Games: Agency As Art

    · 2 h 24 min

    We talk about C. Thi Nguyen’s Games: Agency As Art Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on…

  40. 59 – Bódi – Videogames and Agency

    · 1 h 37 min

    We talk about Bettina Bódi’s Videogames and Agency. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on…

  41. 58 – Indie Game: The Movie

    · 1 h 39 min

    We talk about 2012’s Indie Game: The Movie. Ryerson piece referenced: https://web.archive.org/web/20120718043913/http://midnightresistance.co.uk/articles/indie-game-movie-review Ryerson podcast referenced:…

  42. 57 – The Last of Us Roundtable

    · 1 h 37 min

    We’re joined by TreaAndrea Russworm, Jesse Ramirez, and Gerry Canavan to talk about The Last of Us game and television show. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow…

  43. 56 – Sudnow – Pilgrim in the Microworld

    · 1 h 34 min

    We discuss David Sudnow’s 1983 classic Pilgrim in the Microworld. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow…

  44. 55 – Isbister – How Games Move Us

    · 1 h 44 min

    We discuss Katherine Isbister’s How Games Move Us: Emotion By Design. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter.…

  45. 54 – Rubin – Well Met

    · 3 h 23 min

    We discuss Rachel Lee Rubin’s 2012 book Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on…

  46. 54 – Gee – What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy

    · 2 h 14 min

    We discuss James Paul Gee’s 2003 book What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on…

  47. 53 – Mukherjee – Video Games and Storytelling

    · 1 h 45 min

    We discuss Souvik Mukherjee’s 2015 book Video Games and Storytelling. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter.…

  48. 52 – Woodcock – Marx at the Arcade

    · 1 h 24 min

    We discuss 2019’s Marx at the Arcade by Jamie Woodcock. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on…

  49. 51 – Suits – The Grasshopper

    · 2 h 17 min

    We discuss 1978’s The Grasshopper, a book on the philosophy of games. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter.…

  50. 50 – Dovey and Kennedy – Game Cultures

    · 2 h 11 min

    We discuss 2006’s Game Cultures, an early and formative book of game studies by Dovey and Kennedy. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter.…

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