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Playing in Public: Situated Play at the Intersection of Software, Cabinet and Space in Japanese Game Centres
DownloadFall 2019
This dissertation examines the phenomenon of play that takes place in Japanese game centres. After reviewing and establishing a history of early amusement centres and video game arcade parlours in Japan and the academic and critical discourses surrounding them, I engage in a close reading of...
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Spring 2020
Across digital and tabletop gaming, the ‘dungeon’ has been a generic setting with enduring popularity for decades. A staple of games of medieval fantasy-themed adventure, the traditional dungeon is a subterranean labyrinth full of monsters, traps, and treasures into which brave or foolish...