Game Studies Study Buddies
71 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 215 ratingsLearn all about the academic field of game studies!
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70 – De Koven – The Well-Played Game
May 31, 2024 09:00 - 188 MBWe 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 Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
69 – Hunter – Playing Real
April 30, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 163 MBWe 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 Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
68 – Švelch – Player vs Monster
April 01, 2024 03:47 - 1 hour - 123 MBWe 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 Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
67 – Kelly González – Ready Player Juan
February 28, 2024 13:44 - 1 hour - 152 MBWe 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 Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
66 – Cote – Gaming Sexism
January 31, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBWe 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. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
65 – Ito – Engineering Play
December 31, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBWe 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 CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
64 – Nguyen – The Digital Is Kid Stuff
November 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBWe 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 Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
63 – Kinder – Playing With Power
October 31, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBWe 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 Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
62 – Ryan – Narrative As Virtual Reality
September 30, 2023 21:55 - 1 hour - 131 MBWe 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. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
61 – Hon – You’ve Been Played
August 31, 2023 23:36 - 2 hours - 201 MBWe 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 Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
60 – Nguyen – Games: Agency As Art
July 31, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 197 MBWe 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 Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
59 – Bódi – Videogames and Agency
June 30, 2023 13:54 - 1 hour - 133 MBWe 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 Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
58 – Indie Game: The Movie
May 31, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBWe 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: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10a-white-collar-mario-from-the-future/id1475437756?i=1000524299956 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. Chris Hunt created ...
57 – The Last of Us Roundtable
April 27, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBWe’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 Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for… Continue reading 57 – The Last of Us Roundtable
56 – Sudnow – Pilgrim in the Microworld
March 30, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBWe 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 Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
55 – Isbister – How Games Move Us
February 28, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBWe 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. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
54 – Rubin – Well Met
January 31, 2023 10:00 - 3 hours - 185 MBWe 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 Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
54 – Gee – What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
December 30, 2022 10:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBWe 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 Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
53 – Mukherjee – Video Games and Storytelling
November 30, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBWe 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. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
52 – Woodcock – Marx at the Arcade
October 31, 2022 16:19 - 1 hour - 115 MBWe 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 Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
51 – Suits – The Grasshopper
September 29, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 125 MBWe 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. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
50 – Dovey and Kennedy – Game Cultures
August 31, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 120 MBWe 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. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
49 – Hall – Cultural Studies 1983
July 29, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 139 MBWe 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 Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
48 – Fine – Shared Fantasy
June 29, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBWe 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 Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
47 – White – Tabletop RPG Design in Theory and Practice at the Forge
May 31, 2022 09:00 - 3 hours - 206 MBWe 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. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
46 – Peterson – The Elusive Shift
April 28, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBWe 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 Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
45 – Schleiner – The Player’s Power To Change the Game
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBWe 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 Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
44 – Cassidy – Vicious Games
February 28, 2022 10:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBWe 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 created the theme song for this show.
43 – Schüll – Addiction By Design
January 31, 2022 13:00 - 2 hours - 159 MBWe 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. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
42 – Saler – As If
December 31, 2021 10:00 - 2 hours - 125 MBWe 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 Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
41 – Giddings – Gameworlds
November 30, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBWe 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. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
40 – Ranciere – The Ignorant Schoolmaster
October 27, 2021 15:45 - 2 hours - 111 MBWe 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 theme song for this show.
39 – Crogan – Gameplay Mode
September 30, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBWe 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 the theme song for this show.
38 – Taylor – Play Between Worlds
August 31, 2021 02:00 - 2 hours - 119 MBWe 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.
37 – Buckles – Interactive Fiction
July 30, 2021 04:01 - 2 hours - 126 MBWe 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, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on… Continue reading 37 – Buckles – Interactive Fiction
36 – Manovich – The Language of New Media
June 30, 2021 04:39 - 2 hours - 148 MBWe 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 CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Chris… Continue reading 36 – Manovich – The Language of New Media
35 – Patterson – Open World Empire
May 31, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 132 MBWe 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 CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Chris Hunt created… Continue reading 35 – Patterson – Open World Empire
34 – Milburn – Mondo Nano
April 30, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 126 MBWe 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. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Chris Hunt created the theme… Continue reading 34 – Milburn – Mondo Nano
33 – Laurel – Computers As Theatre
March 31, 2021 04:04 - 1 hour - 94 MBWe 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 Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel.… Continue reading 33 – Laurel – Computers As Theatre
32 – Fickle – The Race Card
February 26, 2021 03:00 - 2 hours - 137 MBWe 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 Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt… Continue reading 32 – Fickle – The Race Card
31 – Nakamura – Cybertypes
January 29, 2021 16:54 - 2 hours - 129 MBWe 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 Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 31 – Nakamura – Cybertypes
30 – Welsh – Mixed Realism
December 29, 2020 02:30 - 2 hours - 134 MBWe 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 Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 30 – Welsh – Mixed Realism
29 – Gray – Intersectional Tech
November 30, 2020 16:55 - 2 hours - 173 MBWe 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 Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the theme… Continue reading 29 – Gray – Intersectional Tech
28 – Wark – Gamer Theory
October 30, 2020 03:00 - 2 hours - 177 MBWe 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, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the theme… Continue reading 28 – Wark – Gamer Theory
27 – Bailes – Ideology and the Virtual City
September 29, 2020 02:00 - 2 hours - 124 MBWe 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 our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our… Continue reading 27 – Bailes – Ideology and the Virtual City
26 – Calleja – In-Game
August 28, 2020 01:00 - 2 hours - 185 MBWe 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 show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a… Continue reading 26 – Calleja – In-Game
25 – Murray – On Video Games
July 31, 2020 15:08 - 2 hours - 115 MBWe 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 Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 25 – Murray – On Video Games
24 – Laxton – Surrealism at Play
June 30, 2020 16:05 - 2 hours - 137 MBWe 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 Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 24 – Laxton – Surrealism at Play
23 – Csikszentmihalyi – Flow
May 29, 2020 15:32 - 1 hour - 143 MBWe 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 this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris… Continue reading 23 – Csikszentmihalyi – Flow
22 – Chang – Playing Nature
April 27, 2020 19:04 - 2 hours - 169 MBWe 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 Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the theme… Continue reading 22 – Chang – Playing Nature