Studying Pixels combines game studies and a joyful engagement with video game culture. Every Sunday, game studies scholar Stefan Heinrich Simond and Japanese scholar Dan Hughes cover anything from reviews of contemporary games to news stories and from academic deep-dives to controversial discussions—all wrapped up in a sincere appreciation of everything geeky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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episode 3: Reading Roger Caillois: Man, Play, and Games
Many have tried (and many failed) to bring various games together in a set of comprehensive categories. Roger Caillois is one of them and we are diving into his Classification of Games to explore the categories and how they apply to contemporary video games.
In our side quests, we discuss the biggest leack in the history of Twitch, Sora's introduction to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and our impressions of Kena: Bridge of Spirits.
00:04:07 Reading: Roger Caillois: Man, Play, and Games
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01:07:56 The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked (Chris Scullion)
- Twitch leak reveals streamer earnings and lack of diversity (Ed Nightingale)
01:28:13 Sora Is The Final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Character (Ari Notis)
01:35:44 Kena: Bridge of Spirits
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