🔍, 🎮, 💻RolandMarch 26, 2015Shadow of the Colossus, control, depiction, representation, Monkey Island

‘Shadow of the Colossus’: Refining Depiction

🔍, 🎮, 💻RolandMarch 26, 2015Shadow of the Colossus, control, depiction, representation, Monkey Island

👾, 💻, 🎮, 🌍RolandMarch 14, 2015Singapore, culture, Real Escape Games

Videogame Tourism in Singapore

👾, 💻, 🎮, 🌍RolandMarch 14, 2015Singapore, culture, Real Escape Games

🎓, 💻, 📰RolandFebruary 26, 2015choice, interactive storytelling, IF, Monkey Island, Gunpoint, Creatures Such As We

Choices Unchosen

🎓, 💻, 📰RolandFebruary 26, 2015choice, interactive storytelling, IF, Monkey Island, Gunpoint, Creatures Such As We

🔍, 💻, 📰RolandFebruary 12, 2015The Stanley Parable, transcendence, Wittgenstein, philosophy, interactive storytelling, narrative

Trying to Get Out

🔍, 💻, 📰RolandFebruary 12, 2015The Stanley Parable, transcendence, Wittgenstein, philosophy, interactive storytelling, narrative

💻, 🎮, 🔍, 📰RolandFebruary 03, 2015inaction, secrets, The Stanley Parable, Far Cry 4, Monkey Island, Prince of Persia

Inaction

💻, 🎮, 🔍, 📰RolandFebruary 03, 2015inaction, secrets, The Stanley Parable, Far Cry 4, Monkey Island, Prince of Persia

💻, 📂2, 📰RolandNovember 13, 2014interactive storytelling, IF, IFComp

IFComp Blew My Mind: An Idiot’s Report

💻, 📂2, 📰RolandNovember 13, 2014interactive storytelling, IF, IFComp

🔍, 💻, 🎮, 📂2RolandNovember 08, 2014player-character identity, player role, Metroid, Splinter Cell

Without Knowing Who You Are

🔍, 💻, 🎮, 📂2RolandNovember 08, 2014player-character identity, player role, Metroid, Splinter Cell

🎓, 🔍, 🎮, 💻, 📂2, 📰RolandNovember 04, 2014player-character identity, Viewtiful Joe, Gunpoint, Everybody’s Golf

Superpowers

🎓, 🔍, 🎮, 💻, 📂2, 📰RolandNovember 04, 2014player-character identity, Viewtiful Joe, Gunpoint, Everybody’s Golf

🎓, 👾, 🎮, 💻, 📂2RolandOctober 08, 2014player-centrism, MMOs, The Stanley Parable, Journey, Thomas Was Alone, Curiosity — What’s Inside the Cube?, DayZ, No Man’s Sky, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, concepts for criticism

It’s Not Your World Any More

🎓, 👾, 🎮, 💻, 📂2RolandOctober 08, 2014player-centrism, MMOs, The Stanley Parable, Journey, Thomas Was Alone, Curiosity — What’s Inside the Cube?, DayZ, No Man’s Sky, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, concepts for criticism

🎮, 💻, 🔍, 📂2RolandOctober 01, 2014South Park: The Stick of Truth, the Freeman problem, interactive storytelling

“She’s Not Part of the Game”: Getting Meta in ‘South Park’

🎮, 💻, 🔍, 📂2RolandOctober 01, 2014South Park: The Stick of Truth, the Freeman problem, interactive storytelling

💻, 🔍, 📂2RolandSeptember 29, 2014Monkey Island, interactive storytelling, the Freeman problem

“Hello Again, Carla”: Cyclicality in ‘Monkey Island’

💻, 🔍, 📂2RolandSeptember 29, 2014Monkey Island, interactive storytelling, the Freeman problem

🎮, 💻, 🔍, 📂2, 📰RolandSeptember 22, 2014Rogue Legacy, narrative, the hero problem, interactive storytelling

How Permadeath Solves Story Problems

🎮, 💻, 🔍, 📂2, 📰RolandSeptember 22, 2014Rogue Legacy, narrative, the hero problem, interactive storytelling

💻, 📖, 🔍, 📂2RolandSeptember 17, 2014TokyoChris Crawford, interactive storytelling, Siboot, narrative, engagement

Crawford’s Demands: Imagining a Revolution in Story Games

💻, 📖, 🔍, 📂2RolandSeptember 17, 2014TokyoChris Crawford, interactive storytelling, Siboot, narrative, engagement

🎓, 💻, 📖RolandSeptember 13, 2014The Witcher, morality

Ethical Code: Interactive Morality and ‘The Witcher’

🎓, 💻, 📖RolandSeptember 13, 2014The Witcher, morality

💻, 🔍, 📂2, 📰RolandSeptember 09, 2014Portal, interactive storytelling, the Freeman problem, ludonarrative dissonance, the hero problem, narrative

Escaping the System: ‘Portal’ and Interactive Storytelling

💻, 🔍, 📂2, 📰RolandSeptember 09, 2014Portal, interactive storytelling, the Freeman problem, ludonarrative dissonance, the hero problem, narrative

💻, 🔍, 📂2RolandAugust 26, 2014DayZ, player-centrism, early access, exploration

A World Made For You

💻, 🔍, 📂2RolandAugust 26, 2014DayZ, player-centrism, early access, exploration

🎮, 💻, 🔍, 📂1RolandAugust 07, 2014Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell, QTEs, system, metaphor, meaning

Mission: Press [SPACE]

🎮, 💻, 🔍, 📂1RolandAugust 07, 2014Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell, QTEs, system, metaphor, meaning

🎓, 🎮, 💻, 📂1RolandJuly 31, 2014meaning, violence, Sniper Elite V2, DayZ, GTA, metaphor, system, concepts for criticism

What Do These Buttons Do?

🎓, 🎮, 💻, 📂1RolandJuly 31, 2014meaning, violence, Sniper Elite V2, DayZ, GTA, metaphor, system, concepts for criticism

🎮, 💻, 👾, 🔍, 📂1RolandJuly 21, 2014Rez, Space Harrier, the hero problem, the Freeman problem, system, metaphor

‘Rez’: A Story Told Like Games Tell Stories

🎮, 💻, 👾, 🔍, 📂1RolandJuly 21, 2014Rez, Space Harrier, the hero problem, the Freeman problem, system, metaphor

🎮, 💻, 👾, 🎓, 📂1RolandJuly 07, 2014Half-Life 2, concepts for criticism, Zelda, Skyward Sword, narrative, engagement, visual novels, the Freeman problem, the hero problem, interactive storytelling

Two Problems for Interactive Stories

🎮, 💻, 👾, 🎓, 📂1RolandJuly 07, 2014Half-Life 2, concepts for criticism, Zelda, Skyward Sword, narrative, engagement, visual novels, the Freeman problem, the hero problem, interactive storytelling

🎓, 📖, 👾, 🎮, 💻, 📂1RolandApril 11, 2014concepts for criticism, depiction, representation, philosophy, Final Furlong, Chris Crawford, MMOs, Steel Battalion

Depiction and Representation

🎓, 📖, 👾, 🎮, 💻, 📂1RolandApril 11, 2014concepts for criticism, depiction, representation, philosophy, Final Furlong, Chris Crawford, MMOs, Steel Battalion

💻, 🔍, 📂1RolandApril 08, 2014system, metaphor, Thomas Was Alone, QWOP, character

‘Thomas Was Alone’ and ‘QWOP’

💻, 🔍, 📂1RolandApril 08, 2014system, metaphor, Thomas Was Alone, QWOP, character

🎮, 💻, 🎓, 📂1RolandApril 04, 2014concepts for criticism, system, metaphor, Helmet, Ron Gilbert, Game & Watch, Game Boy, Myst

System and Metaphor

🎮, 💻, 🎓, 📂1RolandApril 04, 2014concepts for criticism, system, metaphor, Helmet, Ron Gilbert, Game & Watch, Game Boy, Myst