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| 73 – Wardrip-Fruin – How Pac-Man Eats | 31 Aug 2024 | 02:22:09 | |
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 Jul 2024 | 02:00:08 | |
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. | |||
| 63 – Kinder – Playing With Power | 31 Oct 2023 | 01:43:00 | |
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 Sep 2023 | 01:35:15 | |
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 Aug 2023 | 02:26:17 | |
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 Jul 2023 | 02:23:44 | |
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 Jun 2023 | 01:37:00 | |
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 May 2023 | 01:38:38 | |
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! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 57 – The Last of Us Roundtable | 27 Apr 2023 | 01:37:00 | |
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 Mar 2023 | 01:34:00 | |
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 Feb 2023 | 01:44:03 | |
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 Jan 2023 | 03:22:32 | |
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. | |||
| 71 – Pinchbeck – Doom: Scarydarkfast | 01 Jul 2024 | 01:26:32 | |
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. | |||
| 54 – Gee – What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy | 30 Dec 2022 | 02:13:42 | |
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 Nov 2022 | 01:45:03 | |
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 Oct 2022 | 01:23:44 | |
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 Sep 2022 | 02:17:00 | |
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 Aug 2022 | 02:11:26 | |
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. | |||
| 49 – Hall – Cultural Studies 1983 | 29 Jul 2022 | 02:31:35 | |
We discuss Stuart Hall’s Cultural Studies 1983, published in 2016. 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. | |||
| 48 – Fine – Shared Fantasy | 29 Jun 2022 | 02:13:58 | |
We discuss Gary Alan Fine’s foundational book Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds from 1983. 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. | |||
| 47 – White – Tabletop RPG Design in Theory and Practice at the Forge | 31 May 2022 | 03:44:32 | |
We discuss William J. White’s Tabletop RPG Design in Theory and Practice at the Forge, 2001-2012. Austin Walker joins us in this episode. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 46 – Peterson – The Elusive Shift | 28 Apr 2022 | 02:13:02 | |
We discuss Jon Peterson’s The Elusive Shift: How Role Playing Games Forged Their Identity. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 45 – Schleiner – The Player’s Power To Change the Game | 31 Mar 2022 | 02:01:25 | |
We discuss Anne-Marie Schleiner’s The Player’s Power To Change the Game – Ludic Mutation. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! 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 May 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. | |||
| 44 – Cassidy – Vicious Games | 28 Feb 2022 | 02:14:27 | |
We discuss Rebecca Cassidy’s Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 43 – Schüll – Addiction By Design | 31 Jan 2022 | 02:53:10 | |
We discuss Natasha Dow Schüll’s Addiction By Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 42 – Saler – As If | 31 Dec 2021 | 02:16:21 | |
We discuss Michael Saler’s As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 41 – Giddings – Gameworlds | 30 Nov 2021 | 01:47:44 | |
We discuss Seth Giddings’ Gameworlds: Virtual Media and Children’s Everyday Play. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 40 – Ranciere – The Ignorant Schoolmaster | 27 Oct 2021 | 02:00:48 | |
We discuss Jacques Ranciere’s The Ignorant Schoolmaster. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 39 – Crogan – Gameplay Mode | 30 Sep 2021 | 02:06:28 | |
We talk about Patrick Crogan’s Gameplay Mode: War, Simulation, and Technoculture. Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 38 – Taylor – Play Between Worlds | 31 Aug 2021 | 02:09:28 | |
We talk about T.L. Taylor’s Play Between Worlds. Support this show on Patreon! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | |||
| 37 – Buckles – Interactive Fiction | 30 Jul 2021 | 02:17:04 | |
We talk about Mary Ann Buckles’ 1985 dissertation Interactive Fiction: The Computer Storygame “Adventure.” You can read the dissertation by clicking this link. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on… Continue reading 37 – Buckles – Interactive Fiction | |||
| 36 – Manovich – The Language of New Media | 30 Jun 2021 | 02:41:41 | |
We talk about Lev Manovich’s The Language of New Media. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Chris… Continue reading 36 – Manovich – The Language of New Media | |||
| 35 – Patterson – Open World Empire | 31 May 2021 | 02:24:40 | |
We talk about Christopher Patterson’s Open World Empire. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Chris Hunt created… Continue reading 35 – Patterson – Open World Empire | |||
| 69 – Hunter – Playing Real | 30 Apr 2024 | 01:58:40 | |
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. | |||
| 34 – Milburn – Mondo Nano | 30 Apr 2021 | 02:17:50 | |
We discuss Colin Milburn’s Mondo Nano. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Chris Hunt created the theme… Continue reading 34 – Milburn – Mondo Nano | |||
| 33 – Laurel – Computers As Theatre | 31 Mar 2021 | 01:42:40 | |
We discuss the second edition of Brenda Laurel’s Computers as Theatre. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel.… Continue reading 33 – Laurel – Computers As Theatre | |||
| 32 – Fickle – The Race Card | 26 Feb 2021 | 02:29:06 | |
We discuss Tara Fickle’s 2019 book The Race Card. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt… Continue reading 32 – Fickle – The Race Card | |||
| 31 – Nakamura – Cybertypes | 29 Jan 2021 | 02:20:57 | |
We discuss Lisa Nakamura’s 2002 book Cybertypes. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 31 – Nakamura – Cybertypes | |||
| 30 – Welsh – Mixed Realism | 29 Dec 2020 | 02:26:04 | |
We discuss Timothy J. Welsh’s Mixed Realism. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 30 – Welsh – Mixed Realism | |||
| 29 – Gray – Intersectional Tech | 30 Nov 2020 | 02:05:38 | |
We discuss Kishonna Gray’s Intersectional Tech. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the theme… Continue reading 29 – Gray – Intersectional Tech | |||
| 28 – Wark – Gamer Theory | 30 Oct 2020 | 02:09:09 | |
We discuss McKenzie Wark’s Gamer Theory. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the theme… Continue reading 28 – Wark – Gamer Theory | |||
| 27 – Bailes – Ideology and the Virtual City | 29 Sep 2020 | 02:15:32 | |
We discuss Jon Bailes’ Ideology and the Virtual City and learn a thing or two about psychoanalysis and Marxism. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our… Continue reading 27 – Bailes – Ideology and the Virtual City | |||
| 26 – Calleja – In-Game | 28 Aug 2020 | 02:15:00 | |
We discuss Gordon Calleja’s In-Game and learn a little bit about immersion. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a… Continue reading 26 – Calleja – In-Game | |||
| 25 – Murray – On Video Games | 31 Jul 2020 | 02:05:19 | |
We discuss Soraya Murray’s On Video Games. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 25 – Murray – On Video Games | |||
| 68 – Švelch – Player vs Monster | 01 Apr 2024 | 01:29:39 | |
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. | |||
| 24 – Laxton – Surrealism at Play | 30 Jun 2020 | 02:29:59 | |
We discuss Susan Laxton’s Surrealism at Play. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 24 – Laxton – Surrealism at Play | |||
| 23 – Csikszentmihalyi – Flow | 29 May 2020 | 01:44:03 | |
We discuss Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris… Continue reading 23 – Csikszentmihalyi – Flow | |||
| 22 – Chang – Playing Nature | 27 Apr 2020 | 02:03:24 | |
We discuss Alenda Chang’s Playing Nature. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the theme… Continue reading 22 – Chang – Playing Nature | |||
| 21 – Pearce – Communities of Play | 31 Mar 2020 | 02:26:33 | |
We discuss Celia Pearce’s Communities of Play. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show and all of our videos on Patreon, where you can also get our notes for this episode for $3 a month! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 21 – Pearce – Communities of Play | |||
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