Ranged Touch

Game Studies Study Buddies

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Learn all about the academic field of game studies!

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73 – Wardrip-Fruin – How Pac-Man Eats 31.08.2024 2:22:09

We talk about Noah Wardrip-Fruin’s How Pac-Man Eats. Note: Still confirming that Riven eventually released for the Sega Saturn. 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.

72 – Myst: Masterpiece Edition 30.07.2024 2:00:08

We talk about Cyan’s Myst. Note: Riven did eventually come out for the Sega Saturn. 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.

71 – Pinchbeck – Doom: Scarydarkfast 01.07.2024 1:26:32

We talk about Dan Pinchbeck’s Doom: Scarydarkfast. 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.

70 – De Koven – The Well-Played Game 31.05.2024

We 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 30.04.2024 1:58:40

We 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 01.04.2024 1:29:39

We 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 28.02.2024 1:50:40

We 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 31.01.2024 1:52:29

We 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 31.12.2023 1:46:09

We 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 30.11.2023 1:15:48

We 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 31.10.2023 1:43:00

We 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 30.09.2023 1:35:15

We 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 31.08.2023 2:26:17

We 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 31.07.2023 2:23:44

We 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 30.06.2023 1:37:00

We 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 31.05.2023 1:38:38

We 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!...

57 – The Last of Us Roundtable 27.04.2023 1:37:00

We’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 30.03.2023 1:34:00

We 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 28.02.2023 1:44:03

We 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 31.01.2023 3:22:32

We 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 30.12.2022 2:13:42

We 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 30.11.2022 1:45:03

We 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 31.10.2022 1:23:44

We 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 29.09.2022 2:17:00

We 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 31.08.2022 2:11:26

We 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.