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First Person Podcast Episode 29

Reflections on Surviving Subterfuge

Betsy Brey, Chris Lawrence, Jeremy Antley, Elise Vist, Will Fast, Rob Parker, and Jason Lajoie

Will FPS ever be the same?

Probably, but the experience nonetheless caused the participants to consider the porous nature of the magic circle. How can we navigate the rhetoric of games that reward betrayal, dishonesty and colonial domination, all of which run contrary to our own principles? To what extent do we perform ourselves in the games that we play? How can we be ethical actors while still engaging in a spirit of play? Continue Reading →

First Person Podcast Episode 27

Dude, Where's My Colony? The Logic of Controlling Space in Games

Jason Lajoie

Jason Lajoie is a PhD candidate in English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo. His work explores how gay identities are constructed and negotiated through media and technology, particularly in domains like online gaming and social media. He is… Continue Reading →