Boltgun (Auroch Digital/Focus Entertainment 2023) is a video game that marries the nostalgia of 90s shooters with contemporary game design, while paying homage to the Warhammer 40k universe. Here some reasons why it is already on my top ten list of 2023. Homage to 90s ShootersBoltgun stands as a testament to its homage to 90s …
This article was originally written for a seminar on Representation & Configuration at the University of Klagenfurt in 2021 Foreword: This essay was difficult to write for the simple reasons that I am neither of African descent nor is my skin colour black. And this essay was difficult to conceive because I may be able …
This essay was originally written for the Immersive Environments Spring Seminar 2020 @ Tampere University which got cancelled due to the pandemic. Introduction The horrific news of the fire that destroyed parts of the Notre-Dame in April 2019 shook the world. The fire caused irreparable damages and forced the world heritage cathedral to shut its …
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This essay was written during a seminar on games & citizenship in 2021. Introduction The game Death Stranding is known and respected for its complex story (Clark 2019), as are most games by Hideo Kojima. However, the game received after releasing much criticism for its mechanics and overall gameplay. The criticism mostly referred to gameplay, …
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This report was produced during a seminar on non-entertainment games in 2020. When I was given the topic of experience in the context of non-entertainment games, the first thing I was looking for were games that made use of their gameplay to provide experiences that transcended the normative understanding of pleasure and entertainment. Games that …
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This brief reflection was written during a seminar on Practical Game Criticism in 2020. Among the Sleep is a first-person horror adventure from 2014 and was developed by the indie-developer Krillbite Studios with the Norwegian Film Institute’s aid. The game has scored top reviews on Steam also other platforms and remains praised for its concept. …
