Tag: media scholar
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In Defense of Play: A rereading of Caillois’ “Man, Play, and Games”
Groos came to seein play the guarantor of youth: “Animals also do not play because they are young; they are young because they have toplay.”82 He therefore distinguished play activity involving (a) the sensory apparatus (the sense of touch,heat, taste, odor, hearing, color, shape, movement, etc.); (b )the motor apparatus (feeling about, destruction and analysis,construction…
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Playing Skip-Bo: A metaphor, a lesson on life, and a game.
You may or not have noticed by now but I like to overthink things. To stew and ferment a subject and distill it to the nuclear components that make it tick. As a video game researcher and sociologist with an eclectic background, interpreting the card game Skip-Bo through a metaphorical lens presents a unique opportunity…
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Inspiration: Bryce Mattie. Exploring the Pioneering Work of a Media Scholar and Games Studies Expert + TEDx Talk on the Activism of Play
Discover the groundbreaking work of Bryce Mattie, a media scholar and games studies expert, in this comprehensive article. Explore her contributions to game studies, media analysis, and her notable publications. Dive into the profound impact she’s had on our understanding of digital gaming and media representation.
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Every Song All at Once. On cultural hegemony and the rise of blended media
Spotify’s “every song all at once” algorithm is a fascinating cultural artifact that deserves to be analyzed from a media studies aesthetics perspective with the eyes of Lacan. This algorithmic approach to music consumption reflects the ways in which technology and culture are intertwined in contemporary society, and it also raises important questions about the…