Game Studies Study Buddies

Oct 31 2024 76 ep. 126 mins 4.4k

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This is a podcast where your friends Cameron Kunzelman and Michael Lutz read books about games and discuss them chapter-by-chapter. We're exploring the big world of game studies, and we want you to come along!

You can find Cameron on Twitter @ckunzelman, and you can find Michael @warrenisdead.

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75 – Jameson – Postmodernism

Oct 31 2024 150 mins

We talk about Fredric Jameson's "Postmodernism, or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism" which was originally published in New Left Review in 1984. Note: Checked one more time — Riven did eventually release 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 Twit

74 – Guerra – Slantwise Moves

Sep 30 2024 93 mins

We talk about Douglas Guerra's Slantwise Moves: Games, Literature, and Social Invention in Nineteenth-Century America. Note: Checked again -- Riven did eventually release 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. C

73 – Wardrip-Fruin – How Pac-Man Eats

Aug 31 2024 142 mins

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

Jul 30 2024 120 mins

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.

71 – Pinchbeck – Doom: Scarydarkfast

Jun 30 2024 86 mins

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.

70 – De Koven – The Well-Played Game

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.

69 – Hunter – Playing Real

Apr 30 2024 118 mins

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.

68 – Švelch – Player vs Monster

Mar 31 2024 89 mins

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.

67 – Kelly González – Ready Player Juan

Feb 28 2024 110 mins

We talk about Carlos Gabriel Kelly González's Ready Player Juan. 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.

66 – Cote – Gaming Sexism

Jan 31 2024 112 mins

We talk about Amanda Cote's Gaming Sexism. 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.