grief
Why I Can't Stop Thinking About Grandma, a Game Boy Eulogy
Zhou Yichen's Grandma is a Game Boy-style elegy for his late grandmother—and a quiet argument for interactive media as a native form of mourning.
cultural memory
game aesthetics
Why P.T. Anderson Gets Away With "Retro" But Games Don't
Why do filmmakers using vintage VistaVision get praised for aesthetic choice while pixel-art games get labeled "retro"? The difference reveals everything.
postcolonial
Studio Oleomingus deconstructed colonial histories of India
Studio Oleomingus founder Dhruv Jani discusses how architectural training, postcolonial thought, and Indian political history shape his experimental approach to game design.
war games
Winning Hearts and Minds
A writer with family in Fallujah reckons with a video game set in the city where his cousin was shot and asks whether realism in games is even welcome anymore.