Essays

The Psychology of New Game Plus: Why We Replay Games We've Already Beaten
Essays

The Psychology of New Game Plus: Why We Replay Games We’ve Already Beaten

By Adam

You already know how the story ends. You know which door hides an ambush and which chest is a trap.…

#GamingAnalysisTravel

Why Fast Travel Quietly Changed How We Experience Game Worlds

Open a map in almost any modern open-world game and you'll find it covered in…

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Why Boss Fights Still Work in an Era of Endless Content

Open-world games keep getting bigger. Live-service titles keep adding more maps, more loot tiers, more…

OWE

The Backlog Is Not a Failure: Rethinking How We “Owe” Our Games

An essay on the gaming backlog: why we buy games we never finish, the guilt…

Choice in Games

Why Choice in Games Often Feels More Real Than in Movies

An essay on player agency: how interactive storytelling and branching narrative make choice in games…

What Video Games Teach Us About Failure (And Why We Keep Choosing to Try Again)
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What Video Games Teach Us About Failure (And Why We Keep Choosing to Try Again)

What Video Games Teach Us About Death (And Why We Keep Coming Back)
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What Video Games Teach Us About Death (And Why We Keep Coming Back)

What Video Games Teach Us About Sacrifice (And Why the Right Choice Rarely Feels Like One)
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What Video Games Teach Us About Sacrifice (And Why the Right Choice Rarely Feels Like One)

What Video Games Teach Us About Identity (And Why We Keep Losing Track of Who We Are)
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What Video Games Teach Us About Identity (And Why We Keep Losing Track of Who We Are)

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