How are Video Game Modders Viewed by Players?
Modders are often generalized as being either good or bad, but their diversity calls for more nuanced discussion.
Modders are often generalized as being either good or bad, but their diversity calls for more nuanced discussion.
This is an overview of a study on how Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Leaf has helped players cope with the isolation of COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020. The study centers around the routines and player identities that arise from the game.
While productivity and efficiency define the late-stage metagame of Dark Souls, the sublime experience can still be found somewhere within the game. #DarkSouls #Neoliberalism #LudicSublime
Saying farewell to your children after a long life can be a bittersweet experience.
A study on what factors and aspects make watching #Twitch streams enjoyable. #enjoyment #streaming
A new study peers into what players of Alien Isolation think about its AI. Are you a simulationist or an experientialist?
Old School Runescape is a notoriously grindy MMORPG that has active community and supportive developers. While being almost never-ending game by design, some players do create their own rules to be followed and goals to be reached.
Nintendo Switch Online gives those who are subscribed to it a great platform to play retro games and get some nostalgia fixes. However, new titles are added to the catalogues fairly inconsistently, which is not ideal.