Film
Explaining Your Favorite Gifs and Translating Video Games: Web Docs to Watch
Check out video essays and shorts about making terrariums, the history of the Seattle Mariners, and more.
Video Games
Art
Build a Museum With Animal Crossing: New Horizons
More than merely letting players visit with other people and frolic outside without fear of infection, the game lets them act as procurers and curators of their own personal museums.
Art
Creative Video Games to Play While Quarantined
Now is a fantastic opportunity to dive into these unique, lyrical, and poignant video games.
Art
The Violent Action Game That Deconstructs Violent Action Games
No More Heroes critiques the conventions that still rule mainstream gaming.
Music
The Electronic Symphonies of Video Game Scores
I haven’t played the game Death Stranding, but I know one thing: The score, composed by Ludvig Forssell for prepared piano, synthesizer, and found percussion, is beautiful.
Art
A Dystopian, David Lynch-Inspired Video Game That Leaves Its Meaning Up to You
Taking its inspiration from magical realism, Southern Gothic, Tennessee Williams, and much more — act five of Kentucky Route Zero presents an unusual collage of touchstones for a young art form generally consumed with self-references.
Art
Tracing the Interconnectedness of Art and Video Games
As a recent exhibition at the Akron Art Museum demonstrates, video games are at a creative peak, as fine artists respond to and play with video gaming culture, visuals, and communities.
Art
What Is a Documentary These Days?
As the landscape for cultural production shifts, it's worth asking what does or does not constitute a documentary now. Here are some thoughts.
Art
Decode This New Video Game's Story Using Surveillance Footage
The new game Telling Lies turns players into detectives, having them sort through surveillance footage to understand what to look for and find the truth.
Art
Finding Human Interest Stories in Virtual Reality
YouTube creator Syrmor talks to people in an online social game. Their stories are often harrowing and emotional — even though they're coming from the mouths of cartoon characters.
Art
What the "Can You Pet the Dog?" Test Reveals About Modern Video Games
Across social media, various players love to test game realism. What do the limits of this realism say about the future of the medium?
Books
Psychoanalyzing The Legend of Zelda
In a new book of essays, The Psychology of Zelda: Linking Our World to the Legend of Zelda Series, psychologists and video game scholars probe the existential questions at the heart of the beloved video game franchise.