Nicholas Andriani Rankin

Tag: gaming

  • ARE VIDEO GAMES ART?

    ARE VIDEO GAMES ART?

    The question of whether video games are art has been a contentious one, with different perspectives offered by various thinkers in the field of technology and art. #gamestudies #aesthetics #arttheory

  • It’s the Apocalypse… Again: Fandom and Fantasy in HBO’s “The Last of Us”

    It’s the Apocalypse… Again: Fandom and Fantasy in HBO’s “The Last of Us”

    [[A critical analysis on the works of various apocalypse stories, including the new HBO series The Last of Us.]] The apocalypse story is a popular genre in media, with a wide range of works depicting different versions of a world-ending event. These stories can take many forms, from the zombie of George A. Romero’s “Night…

  • Persona 5 and Cognitive Estrangement – a Detached Enchantment

    Persona 5 is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus that was released in 2016. The game follows a group of high school students who are struggling with modern issues such as social oppression and the pressure to conform to societal norms. They discover that they have the ability to enter a mysterious realm known…