Game Studies Study Buddies

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1. 49 – Hall – Cultural Studies 1983

   29 Jul 2022 · 2 h 32 min

   We discuss Stuart Hall’s Cultural Studies 1983, published in 2016. 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…

2. 48 – Fine – Shared Fantasy

   29 Jun 2022 · 2 h 14 min

   We discuss Gary Alan Fine’s foundational book Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds from 1983. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on…

3. 47 – White – Tabletop RPG Design in Theory and Practice at the Forge

   31 May 2022 · 3 h 45 min

   We discuss William J. White’s Tabletop RPG Design in Theory and Practice at the Forge, 2001-2012. Austin Walker joins us in this episode. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter.…

4. 46 – Peterson – The Elusive Shift

   28 Apr 2022 · 2 h 13 min

   We discuss Jon Peterson’s The Elusive Shift: How Role Playing Games Forged Their Identity. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on…

5. 45 – Schleiner – The Player’s Power To Change the Game

   31 Mar 2022 · 2 h 01 min

   We discuss Anne-Marie Schleiner’s The Player’s Power To Change the Game – Ludic Mutation. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on…

6. 44 – Cassidy – Vicious Games

   28 Feb 2022 · 2 h 14 min

   We discuss Rebecca Cassidy’s Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt…

7. 43 – Schüll – Addiction By Design

   31 Jan 2022 · 2 h 53 min

   We discuss Natasha Dow Schüll’s Addiction By Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter.…

8. 42 – Saler – As If

   31 Dec 2021 · 2 h 16 min

   We discuss Michael Saler’s As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow…

9. 41 – Giddings – Gameworlds

   30 Nov 2021 · 1 h 48 min

   We discuss Seth Giddings’ Gameworlds: Virtual Media and Children’s Everyday Play. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter.…

10. 40 – Ranciere – The Ignorant Schoolmaster

    27 Oct 2021 · 2 h 01 min

    We discuss Jacques Ranciere’s The Ignorant Schoolmaster. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the…

11. 39 – Crogan – Gameplay Mode

    30 Sep 2021 · 2 h 06 min

    We talk about Patrick Crogan’s Gameplay Mode: War, Simulation, and Technoculture. Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created…

12. 38 – Taylor – Play Between Worlds

    31 Aug 2021 · 2 h 09 min

    We talk about T.L. Taylor’s Play Between Worlds. Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

13. 37 – Buckles – Interactive Fiction

    30 Jul 2021 · 2 h 17 min

    We talk about Mary Ann Buckles’ 1985 dissertation Interactive Fiction: The Computer Storygame “Adventure.” You can read the dissertation by clicking this link. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon,…

14. 36 – Manovich – The Language of New Media

    30 Jun 2021 · 2 h 42 min

    We talk about Lev Manovich’s The Language of New Media. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow…

15. 35 – Patterson – Open World Empire

    31 May 2021 · 2 h 25 min

    We talk about Christopher Patterson’s Open World Empire. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow…

16. 34 – Milburn – Mondo Nano

    30 Apr 2021 · 2 h 18 min

    We discuss Colin Milburn’s Mondo Nano. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter.…

17. 33 – Laurel – Computers As Theatre

    31 Mar 2021 · 1 h 43 min

    We discuss the second edition of Brenda Laurel’s Computers as Theatre. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on…

18. 32 – Fickle – The Race Card

    26 Feb 2021 · 2 h 29 min

    We discuss Tara Fickle’s 2019 book The Race Card. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

19. 31 – Nakamura – Cybertypes

    29 Jan 2021 · 2 h 21 min

    We discuss Lisa Nakamura’s 2002 book Cybertypes. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

20. 30 – Welsh – Mixed Realism

    29 Dec 2020 · 2 h 26 min

    We discuss Timothy J. Welsh’s Mixed Realism. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

21. 29 – Gray – Intersectional Tech

    30 Nov 2020 · 2 h 06 min

    We discuss Kishonna Gray’s Intersectional Tech. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

22. 28 – Wark – Gamer Theory

    30 Oct 2020 · 2 h 09 min

    We discuss McKenzie Wark’s Gamer Theory. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon,…

23. 27 – Bailes – Ideology and the Virtual City

    29 Sep 2020 · 2 h 16 min

    We discuss Jon Bailes’ Ideology and the Virtual City and learn a thing or two about psychoanalysis and Marxism. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in…

24. 26 – Calleja – In-Game

    28 Aug 2020 · 2 h 15 min

    We discuss Gordon Calleja’s In-Game and learn a little bit about immersion. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this…

25. 25 – Murray – On Video Games

    31 Jul 2020 · 2 h 05 min

    We discuss Soraya Murray’s On Video Games. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

26. 24 – Laxton – Surrealism at Play

    30 Jun 2020 · 2 h 30 min

    We discuss Susan Laxton’s Surrealism at Play. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

27. 23 – Csikszentmihalyi – Flow

    29 May 2020 · 1 h 44 min

    We discuss Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support…

28. 22 – Chang – Playing Nature

    27 Apr 2020 · 2 h 03 min

    We discuss Alenda Chang’s Playing Nature. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

29. 21 – Pearce – Communities of Play

    31 Mar 2020 · 2 h 27 min

    We discuss Celia Pearce’s Communities of Play. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

30. 20 – The King of Kong

    29 Feb 2020 · 1 h 52 min

    We watched The King of Kong to learn about the antics of Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel.…

31. 19 – Kocurek – Coin-Operated Americans

    31 Jan 2020 · 2 h 04 min

    We read Carly Kocurek’s excellent Coin-Operated Americans to learn about arcades and masculinity. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord…

32. 18 – Jenkins – Game Design As Narrative Architecture

    31 Dec 2019 · 1 h 38 min

    We delve deep into Henry Jenkins’ essay “Game Design as Narrative Architecture,” a classic in the game studies field. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out…

33. 17 – Hans – The Play of the World

    30 Nov 2019 · 3 h 16 min

    We delve deep into James S. Hans’ The Play of the World, a little-known text about the philosophy of play from 1981. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out…

34. 16 – Aarseth – Cybertext

    1 Oct 2019 · 2 h 45 min

    We check out Espen Aarseth’s classic Cybertext. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

35. 15 – Paul – Wordplay

    2 Sep 2019 · 1 h 50 min

    We discuss Chris Paul’s Wordplay. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where…

36. 14 – James – Beyond A Boundary

    30 Jul 2019 · 1 h 57 min

    We discuss C.L.R. James’s Beyond a Boundary. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

37. 13 – Huizinga – Homo Ludens

    29 Jun 2019 · 2 h 26 min

    We discuss Johan Huizinga’s Homo Ludens. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon,…

38. 12 – Anable – Playing With Feelings

    29 May 2019 · 2 h 23 min

    We discuss Aubrey Anable’s Playing With Feelings. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on…

39. 11 – Galloway – Gaming

    30 Apr 2019 · 1 h 47 min

    We discuss Alexander Galloway’s Gaming. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon,…

40. 10 – Phillips – Shooting To Kill

    30 Mar 2019 · 1 h 14 min

    We discuss some beach reads, and do a short episode on Amanda Phillips’ essay “Shooting to Kill: Headshots, Twitch, Reflexes, and the Mechropolitics of Video Games,” which was published in Games & Culture in 2018.…

41. 9 – Dyer-Witheford and de Peuter – Games of Empire

    27 Feb 2019 · 2 h 50 min

    We discuss Games of Empire by Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter, a book that discusses games, capitalism, and new forms of labor that constitute a little something called Empire. There might be some room for…

42. 8 – Bloom – Gaming The Stage

    24 Jan 2019 · 2 h 38 min

    We discuss Gina Bloom’s Gaming the Stage, a book about the relationship between games and theater in the early modern era. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come…

43. 7 – End of 2018 Wrapup

    31 Dec 2018 · 1 h 23 min

    This is the seventh episode of Game Studies Study Buddies, a podcast where your two co-hosts read through works of academic game studies and talk about it. If you’re interested in that, you might like this show! We’ve…

44. 6 – Gaunt – The Games Black Girls Play

    22 Nov 2018 · 2 h 13 min

    This is the sixth episode of Game Studies Study Buddies, a podcast where your two co-hosts read through works of academic game studies and talk about it. If you’re interested in that, you might like this show! This…

45. 5 – Caillois – Man, Play and Games

    18 Oct 2018 · 2 h 13 min

    This is the fifth episode of Game Studies Study Buddies, a podcast where your two co-hosts read through works of academic game studies and talk about it. If you’re interested in that, you might like this show! This…

46. 4 – Ensslin – Literary Gaming

    14 Sep 2018 · 2 h 00 min

    This is the fourth episode of Game Studies Study Buddies, a podcast where your two co-hosts read through works of academic game studies and talk about it. If you’re interested in that, you might like this show! This…

47. 3 – Murray – Hamlet On The Holodeck

    17 Aug 2018 · 2 h 55 min

    This is the third episode of Game Studies Study Buddies, a podcast where your two co-hosts read through works of academic game studies and talk about it. If you’re interested in that, you might like this show! This…

48. 2 – Chess – Ready Player Two

    20 Jul 2018 · 1 h 46 min

    This is the second episode of Game Studies Study Buddies, a podcast where your two co-hosts read through works of academic game studies and talk about it. If you’re interested in that, you might like this show! This…

49. 1 – Juul – Half Real

    7 Jun 2018 · 1 h 23 min

    This is the first episode of Game Studies Study Buddies, a podcast where your two co-hosts read through works of academic game studies and talk about it. If you’re interested in that, you might like this show! This…