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Arts & Culture
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Feature
May 28, 2020
Growing up queer with
The Sims
“Za Woka Genava” means “I think you are hot” in Simlish, and I think that’s beautiful.
By S. Nicole Lane
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Feature
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The Sims
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LGBTQ
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queer
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gaming
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virtual
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Gwen Stefani
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Gavin Rossdale
,
Xena
Columns & Opinion
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Staff notes
May 27, 2020
A note on this week's special issue
Everything I need to know about coping with quarantine I learned from playing solitaire.
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
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Gaming Issue
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Animal Crossing
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Sims
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Second Life
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Otherworld Theatre
,
games
,
gaming
Arts & Culture
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Feature
May 27, 2020
Reviews by a gamer(s)
A look at the good, bad, and ugly games we played before computers.
By Salem Collo-Julin
Tags:
Feature
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board games
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King Kong
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The Fall Guy
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The Mad Magazine Game
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Whosit?
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CB Radio Game
,
gaming
Arts & Culture
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Feature
May 27, 2020
Cybersex and sex work in
Second Life
The virtual world is still a sanctuary for folks leaning into their sexual fantasies.
By S. Nicole Lane
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Feature
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Second Life
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cybersex
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sex work
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gaming
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BDSM
,
Lindens
Arts & Culture
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Performing Arts Feature
May 27, 2020
Otherworld Theatre unites gamers and theater nerds
With
VALHA11A
, they've created their first online LARP.
By Kerry Reid
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Performing Arts Feature
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Gaming
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Otherworld Theatre
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Tiffany Keane Schaefer
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LARPs
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Improvised Dungeons and Dragons
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Super Richard World III
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VALHA11A
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The Winter Wolf
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Nick Izzo
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Katie Ruppert
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Stuart Bousel
,
Joseph Zettelmaier
,
Madhuri Shekar
,
Joshua Messick
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A Princess of Mars
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Gone Dark
,
Ray
Music
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Music Feature
May 27, 2020
Where indie music meets indie gaming
Chicago video-game composers talk about how they found their way into this strange and difficult business.
By Leor Galil
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Music Feature
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Ben Babbitt
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Kentucky Route Zero
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the Yeteee
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Yetee Records
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TumbleSeed
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video game
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soundtrack
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composer
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video game music
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video game score
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gaming
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School of the Art Institute
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Tamas Kemenczy
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Jake Elliott
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Cardboard Computer
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Emily Cross
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Bob Buckstaff
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Bedquilt Ramblers
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Too Late to Love You
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Junebug
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iam8bit
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Young Horses
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Octodad
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The Dadliest Catch
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Cards Against Humanity
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Indie City Co-op
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Columbia College
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DePaul University
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Music Composition for the Screen
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Marc Junker
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Gradius
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Konami
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Benedict Fritz
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Greg Wohlwend
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Joel Corelitz
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John Robert Matz
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Charles Heinrich
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ec2151
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Mario
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Zelda
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Shiru8bit
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Sega Genesis
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Yamaha YM2151
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FL Studio
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Kirby
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OverClocked ReMix
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Andrew Aversa
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Zircon
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Jake Kaufman
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Virt
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Demon’s Tilt
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Lennie Moore
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Outcast
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Thom Robertson Artemis
,
Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator
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Sony
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The Unfinished Swan
,
Oberlin Conservatory
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Steve Ford Music
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Final Fantasy IV
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Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon
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R23X
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Re-Gen
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Synthetic Core 88
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Equip
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100% Electronica
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George Clanton
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Angel Olsen
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All Mirrors
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Gordon McGladdery
,
A Shell in the Pit
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Game Developers Conference
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Fossil Echo
,
Unlock Audio
Arts & Culture
,
Feature
May 26, 2020
Interview with a gamer
In which my 11-year-old friend George takes a break from staring at his computer and consents to an interview.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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gaming
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computers
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Ms. Pac Man
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pinball
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Minecraft Pocket Edition
,
Minecraft
,
Counter-Strike Global Offensive
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Rainbow Six Siege
,
Roblox
Arts & Culture
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Feature
Aug 10, 2016
Video games level up to high art—and Chicago artist William Chyr is at the controls
The artist and polymath is using PlayStation as the canvas for his magnum opus, Manifold Garden.
By Ryan Smith
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William Chyr
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Manifold Garden
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Jonathan Blow
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Braid
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Bit Bash
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The Witness
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Kentucky Route Zero
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MoMA
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MCA
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M.C. Escher
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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Twitch
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PlayStation
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Xbox
,
Nintendo
,
Gaming
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Philip Mallory Jones
,
Dateline: Bronzeville
,
Patrick Jagoda
Blogs
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Bleader
Jun 30, 2014
A local guy created a smartphone game that wants you to look up, not down
Cartegram wants to bring urban explorers together.
By Patrick Sisson
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Neighborhoods
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Technology
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cartegram
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instagram
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cards against humanity
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games
,
gaming
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iphone
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apps
,
centup
,
buzzfeed
,
kickstarter
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Len Kendall
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urban explorer
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choose-your-own-adventure
News & Politics
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Feature
Nov 11, 2010
The Way of Dr. Tae
This disillusioned physics professor couldn't fix the education system—so he fixed a Tony Hawk video game instead.
By Ryan Smith
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Yung Tae Kim
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skateboarding
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video games
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game controllers
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gaming
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Josh Tsui
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Patrick Dwyer
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Russ Pitts
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Richard "Pip" Potter
,
Richard Potter
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Robomodo
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Activision
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Tony Hawk
,
Tony Hawk: Ride
,
Tony Hawk: Shred
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 21, 2009
Video
Today in Reasons Why I'm a Geek
DJ Hero actually looks pretty badass.
By Miles Raymer
Tags:
Crickets
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Music
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DJ Hero
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Guitar Hero
,
video games
,
gaming
,
Daft Punk
,
Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Nov 7, 2007
EA Chicago is shutting its doors
EA's Chicago branch is closing.
By Whet Moser
Tags:
News
,
Chicagoland
,
Gaming
,
EA Chicago
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 7, 2007
Halo v. The Man
Screwed out of 80 pixels of vertical resolution? There's hope.
By Whet Moser
Tags:
News
,
Chicagoland
,
Law
,
Gaming
,
Halo
Blogs
,
Bleader
Oct 16, 2006
So many games, so little time
Fantasy Congress, Chicago regional quiz, and real human drama. Well, sorta real.
By Harold Henderson
Tags:
Chicago
,
Politics
,
Games
,
Gaming
,
Metropolis 2020
,
Metro Joe
,
Fantasy Congress
,
Jonathan Rauch
,
Facade
,
Claremont Mckenna College
Blogs
,
Bleader
Oct 1, 2006
World of Malecraft
The seven million players of "World of Warcraft" have strong (and problematic) opinions about gender.
By Harold Henderson
Tags:
Gaming
,
World Of Warcraft
,
Homophobia
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 1, 2006
It's only a medium
Games are getting serious. We'll know they're truly serious when they no longer need that adjective.
By Harold Henderson
Tags:
Chicago
,
Media
,
Games
,
Gaming
,
Video Games
,
Columbia College Chicago
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