Eagle Hunter Festival
Eagle Scouts
The last game on Earth with the horsemen of Kazakhstan.
Issue 07
Walden
The Life He Imagined
Henry David Thoreau is our national prophet of nature and simple living. Can a videogame capture his spirit?
International Space Station
You Come Back, But You're Never the Same
A meditation on playing in zero-gravity.
Corrupted Blood
Cabin Fever
How historical pandemics have spawned the most infectious trope of indoor games and given players the best reason to stay inside.
Orangutans
Do Orangutans Dream of Electric Bananas?
A conversation with the game designer who is teaching more great apes to play.
in-game photography
Photo Bomb
A new generation of photographers is exploring the vast unknowns of your favorite games
photorealism
The Desert of the Real
Games look more lifelike than ever, but they rarely feel like it. Why copying nature isn’t enough.
Outdoors
Editor's Letter: The Great Outdoors
Ken Burns told me games will always be abstractions. This issue is the argument back.