Well Played V15 N1: Well Read Games

Well Played V15 N1: Well Read Games

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22 May, 26
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17613/4hs60-nxj12
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Well Played
Well Read Games
Volume 15 Number 1
Tracy Fullerton & Matthew Farber

Introduction to Well-Read Special Issue
Tracy Fullerton & Matthew Farber

Good Introductory Experiences

Snake and Ladder: Anatomy of an Iconic Moment
James Cartlidge

Retrieving the Pearl: Navigating Loss and Acceptance Through Transformative Gameplay
Beverly E. Chappell

On Keeping the Ball Rolling: Childhood, Soccer, and Latin American Imaginaries in Despelote
Bruno De Paula

Subversive Play with a Seven-Year-Old
Philip Mayhoffer

Emily and Me: Differential Readings of Relationships in Emily Is Away
Kaitlin “KB” Bonfiglio

Interesting Methods or Situations

“I Am Your Living Legacy:” Readings from a lifelong journey with Final Fantasy VII
Nisha Devasia

Unpacking Unpacking
Rainforest Scully-Blaker

Stepping Starstones: Alternative Readings of Worldbuilding in Palia
Stephanie T. Jones & Angela D. R. Smith

Exporting the Hero: Three Generations of Quest for Glory
David McHugh

Side Quests that Stayed with Us: A Well-read Insight Check into Novice TTRPG play
Paul Moses, Kristina Risley, Vanissa Wanick & Richard Gomer

Reading Trans* Worlds through Character Creators
Sabrina “Bri” Sonner

Spiritfarer, Grievability, and Dealing with Death
Jack perse

Lessons on Life and Death in a Mortician’s Tale
Caighlan Smith

Reading Grief: Systems of Thoughtful and Personal Play in Closer the Distance
Ahu Yolaç

Extend and Complicate the Theory

Reframes: Aesthetic Revelations in Puzzle Games
Nolan Miranda

The Well-Read Gacha: Reflections on Playing Epic Seven Aesthetically
Timothy Welsh

Leisure or Labour: An Aesthetic Reading of Playing Stardew Valley
Cassandra Barkman

Of Atari and Agency: Missile Command, the Cold War, and Warm Velvet Decay
Andy Phelps & Gemma Tate

ISSN 2164-344X (Print)
ISSN 2164-3458 (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17613/4hs60-nxj12

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