Archive:video games
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All Bets Are Off: The Subversive Line-Blurring of Cuphead
By John S. Ehrett Many contemporary video games tout the sophistication and realism of their graphics, but the bestselling title Cuphead—recently released on Nintendo Switch—takes precisely the op
Categories: 2019, The Gnovis Blog
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How Gaming Makes Kids Smarter: Review & Thoughts
For those unaware: Generation Y (anyone born in the late 80s through the mid-90s) are digital natives [1]. Those of us who make up this demographic are the first generation to have technology rapidly
Categories: 2013, The Gnovis Blog
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Do Video Games Need Their Own Bechdel Test?
What kind of gamer are you? To me, “you are what you play.” I identify myself as a feminist gamer, so I choose games that don’t insult me as a woman. This is a relatively simple concept which unfortun
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Lana Del Rey N'est Pas Une Pipe
There is an image attached to this blog post. It's a screenshot from "Mouse Trouble," an award-winning 1944 episode of the classic American cartoon Tom and Jerry, in which the famous frenemies at one
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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What's in a Game?
[audio src="http://gnovisjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bounce.mp3"] Video games are among the most popular and profitable parts of our culture and economy. They are also somewhat new as a su
Category: Podcast
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Realism & Subjectivity in First-Person Shooter Games
Abstract: As video games and the genre of the first-person shooter have become increasingly detailed and immersive, manufacturers, gamers and critics have often remarked on the realistic experience t
Categories: Earlier to 2006, Journal