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Trans people and VG: everywhere and nowhere at the same time
Article published May 22, 2024 as part of the Diversity and inclusivity newsletter If we’ve gathered here today, it’s first and foremost because we share a certain fascination for video games. And…
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Rogue-li?e : the ultimate time loop
Disclaimer: This article contains slight spoilers for the gamesmentioned. This paper was first published on Point’n Think’s Substack on September 04, 2024. It was part of a month-long series on the theme…
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Is the vanlife spirit dead?
Today, we’re going to talk about vanlife. But first, a quick question: have you ever had the feeling that, all of a sudden, something you’d never noticed before just keeps popping up?…
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Subnautica and the obsession with the deep
The start of 2018 was marked by the release of one of those games that you don’t really see coming and yet almost instantly get the aura of a cult work. Recent…
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Rapture: Art Deco as the soul of the place
The term unique has been overused in our contemporary language, but it’s undeniably appropriate to describe the underwater city of Rapture. Oppressive yet haunting, Rapture fully deserves the status of genius loci,…
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Final Fantasy VII: the real enemy is us
It all begins and ends Opening scene. A young woman observes ancient elements on the wall, holding a basket of flowers. The camera pans away, revealing her to be in a crowded…
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Elden Ring and the remains of forgotten aquatic life
“They were greenish in color with white bellies. Their skin appeared shiny and smooth, but their spines bristled with scales. Their vaguely anthropoid body ended in a fish-like head with protruding eyes…
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REVELATION ?
| Liminal Space | by Pier-re Lova-ti What if video games could help us understand other fields of artistic creation? To have a revealing effect on the nature of the images that…