Well Played

A Cure for Toxic Masculinity

This book analyzes the video game Final Fantasy XV’s positive depiction of the importance of homosocial bonds in men’s lives, and why this depiction...

Physics is Still Your Friend

In the spring of 2005, an experimental game was prototyped in seven days. This little experiment was Tower of Goo, and it was the seed that led to the...
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The Pleasure of Playing Less

In this book, we explore the pleasure of playing less through a collective experience of playing the Kittens Game – a self-described “Dark Souls of...
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Well Played (Vol. 1, No. 1)

The Well Played Journal is a forum for in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of...
Well Played (Vol. 1, No. 2)

Well Played (Vol. 1, No. 2)

The Well Played Journal is a forum for in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of...
Well Played (Vol. 1, No. 3)

Well Played (Vol. 1, No. 3)

The Well Played Journal is a forum for in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of...
Well Played (Vol. 1, No. 4)

Well Played (Vol. 1, No. 4)

The Well Played Journal is a forum for in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of...
Well Played (Vol. 10, No. 2)

Well Played (Vol. 10, No. 2)

This special issue of Well Played examines playable theater. Playable theatre, simply put, is live performance that integrates meaningful audience...