Breath of the Wild
Critical Distance is proud to present this Critical Compilation on Nintendo’s acclaimed 2017 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, curated by Autumn Wright. Autumn is an essayist doing criticism on...
View ArticleAugust 2020
Welcome back, readers. I hope you’re all safe and well, or as safe and well as possible between all the pandemic, wildfires, hurricanes and ongoing police violence. Today I am trying to find the light...
View ArticleSeptember 20th
Welcome back, readers. It’s been a week, huh. Anyways, in the face of enough constant societal and political upheavals to give anybody whiplash and then motion sickness, I’m once again this week going...
View ArticleSeptember 27th
Welcome back, readers. There still hasn’t been any justice for Breonna Taylor. Protests go on, whether they’re in the news or not. Check out this resource on ways to organize, donate to, and support...
View ArticleOctober 4th
Welcome back, readers. It’s been an eventful week in the news. Something I haven’t seen a lot of coverage on lately is the ongoing protests against state-sanctioned violence against Black and Brown...
View ArticleOctober 11th
Welcome back readers. I know there’s plenty of distracting news right now about buffoonish fascists who can’t seem to follow quarantine protocols during a pandemic, but it’s not the real news. I also...
View ArticleOctober 18th
Welcome back readers. In addition to my usual nudge to check out the ways in which you can support protests against anti-Black and Brown police violence in the US and abroad, I’d like to call attention...
View ArticleMalath Abbas | Keywords in Play, Episode 7
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/v9iay8/malath-abbas-complete.mp3 Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games...
View ArticleAnnouncing: the Bitsy essay jam
The essay is a flexible format that allows its author to communicate, work through, and explore thoughts without traditional formal barriers. The content of essays can be personal, literary,...
View ArticleOctober 25th
Welcome back readers. First, the most important stuff: Check out the ways in which you can support protests against anti-Black and Brown police violence in the US and abroad. Thread collating ways you...
View ArticleSeptember 2020
Welcome back, readers. My apologies about the lateness of September’s gaming youtube directory. I had it basically ready two weeks back, at the ‘normal time’, but then formatting and posting it became,...
View ArticleNovember 1st
Welcome back readers. Ok, so these links are reruns from last week, but the causes they relate to remain undiminished in their importance, and I understand and appreciate the danger of their being...
View ArticleNovember 8th
Welcome back readers. Hey, cheers to you, really, for having the energy to click on our latest issue after the week it’s been. Hope you’ve had the chance to catch your breath after this extended...
View ArticleLindsay Grace | Keywords in Play, Episode 8
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/ht6fys/08-lindsay-grace.mp3 Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research...
View ArticleNovember 15th
Welcome back readers. First the most important stuff: Check out the ways in which you can support protests against anti-Black and Brown police violence in the US and abroad. Legal Fund for organizers...
View ArticleNovember 22nd
Welcome back readers. First, as usual, the most important stuff: Check out the ways in which you can support protests against anti-Black and Brown police violence in the US and abroad. Legal Fund for...
View ArticleOctober 2020
Welcome back, readers. Are we all still here? *Exhales* Okay, good. Between the annually mandated pivot-to-horror and a lot of people otherwise having something just dang interesting to say, October’s...
View ArticleNovember 29th
Welcome back, readers. In lieu of my usual, broad reminders that systemic violence and injustice remain a stark reality for Black and Brown folks regardless of who the incoming and outgoing...
View ArticleDecember 6th
Welcome back, readers. While I’ve got you here, I’ll encourage you again this week to follow Twitch streamer and content creator ZombaeKillz. Ko-fi here! Man, I don’t know if anyone else is just...
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Pandemics and games essay jam
Following our bitsy essay jam, we’re announcing another jam event, this time for micro-essays, brought to you in partnership with the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University!...
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