Summary:
Hi, my name is Denis. I originally started this blog over at Blogger in July 2008. I tend to write a lot about videogames, and have made various rounds of the web. Was formerly a staff writer for both GayGamer and The Border House. This blog serves to explicate my thoughts on any number of issues, not solely focused on videogames anymore (though they still make up the majority).Search:
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Fear No Art
Playing the mediums. Thus far this blog has primarily served as commentary and critiques. Reviews frighten me, as I am horrid at assigning scores (I agonize over my Goodreads list quite frequently). I’ve not really focused on the question of … Continue reading
Tagged art and games, literature
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Miasma of Excellence
I’ve been hearing a lot about Mad Men, and as a person who doesn’t watch television, I’m finding it surprising that I’m so intrigued. Most of the talking I’ve read or heard about this title concerns feminism and how it … Continue reading
Between You and I
What is the purpose of dialogue? Generally, we use it to convey information on some level, to exchange ideas and advance one topic or a range of topics. Of course, this does not happen all the time; any time two … Continue reading
Sail the moon
In one manner or another, I’ve been reading comics since I learned to read. The confession part comes in the fact that I don’t feel I started reading really good comics until Advanced English II, my sophomore year in high … Continue reading
Intertextuality & Reader-Response
I’m a lover of puns; this is an ability I attribute to having learned multiple languages and having been raised bilingual. Given this admission, I don’t believe it that hard to leap to the conclusion that I am also a … Continue reading
Pop Songs
Warning: Xiu Xiu (pronounced ‘shoo shoo’) is not to everyone’s taste (though this album is perhaps among their more easily accessed), but as they subvert traditional pop songs quite commonly, I feel this video is of interest to those gamers … Continue reading
Glitching the System
(This YouTube video was posted for the song more than the visuals.) Videogame music has its niche. With bands like The Advantage and The Minibosses (along with a slew of others) we have a new form of cover band–those that … Continue reading
Arteroids
“The middle ground between art and game is play.” – Jim Andrews On the sales bookshelf at Quimby’s quite some time ago I picked up Gamers: Writers, Artists & Programmers on the Pleasures of Pixels as edited by Shanna Compton. … Continue reading
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