Kickstarting your Dissertation?
Those of us who are in academia are aware of the diminishing funding opportunities offered. This is especially true if you’re studying a topic that is on the fringe of what is considered “popular”...
View ArticleA JRPG I Can Get Behind!
So a few weeks ago, I wrote about how I first grew up, then fell out of love, with JRPGs. However, I just found out about Turn Based Battle over at Armor Games. It’s a fun little parody that, I think,...
View ArticlePCA/ACA Panel Presentation at Chicago in April
Laquana Cooke, Jason Coley, Stephanie Jennings, and I will be in Chicago for PCA/ACA Conference in April. We’re doing a panel together, talking about how agency and identity are accessed and...
View ArticleErik on Hiatus until January
With the holiday season upon us, I won’t have a chance to post much. I live in Eastern Ontario, while my family lives in Western Québec, which means that I end up doing a lot of traveling during this...
View ArticleGame Criticism Conference
You might have noticed that mention of a video game criticism conference in the works a few posts ago. Well, it’s a real thing now! Critical Proximity is a game criticism conference in San Francisco on...
View ArticleIntroducing the Journal of Games Criticism
I’m happy to announce that the Journal of Games Criticism‘s first issue is published at http://gamescriticism.org. Many of us here at Higher Level Gamer are editorial board members for JGC and have...
View ArticleShadowrun Unlimited
When I owned a Sega Genesis, I used to play Shadowrun until my eyes bled. I loved the world’s lore and the quirky feel of the game. When Shadowrun Returns was released, I, of course, jumped on it and...
View ArticleThe Clone Wars: Wow. Much Numbers. Very puzzle. So fun.
This week several writers from Higher Level Gamer are out conferencing! They are currently in Chicago at the Popular Culture Association’s annual meeting. That doesn’t explain my delay in posting, but...
View ArticleI Search for Traps
I’ve been contributing to this blog for over a year now. I intend to continue contributing, but I’ve also been wanting to write about other things. Despite the fact that I write about video games a...
View ArticleElite: Dangerous Update 1.3
Yesterday I received an email telling me that update 1.3 for Elite: Dangerous would be out in May. I haven’t played the game in a little while, but the new update might very well bring me back into the...
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