VGHVI Latest Thoughts Podcast with Michael Abbott, the Brainy Gamer. Roger and Michael discuss the state of academic discourse about games in relation to the "middle circle" of game criticism, and the table we think VGHVI brings to the conversation. Features Roger Travis and Michael Abbott. Produced by Randy Ma.
(Here's a direct
link to the podcast.)
Apologies for the lowness of my voice both in frequency and in volume. The former was a problem with a cold, now resolved, the latter a problem with my Skype settings, hopefully also now resolved.
As Michael and I discuss at the end of the podcast, stay tuned for information, probably towards the end of the summer, about Michael's first online course-offering!
Links to items Michael and I discuss:
The Video Games and Human Values Initiative: check out the events listing there for invitations to the VGHVI gaming sessions--
Lord of the Rings Online on Sunday nights and rotating titles (usually on XBox Live) on Thursday nights
Michael Abbott's
Brainy Gamer blog
Roger Travis'
Living Epic blog
Dan Bruno's
Cruise Elroy blog
Ben Abraham's
SLRC and
Critical Distance (founded by Ben and featuring him and many other incisive game critics)
Corvus Elrod's
Man Bytes BlogJustin Keverne's
Groping the Elephant blog
Erik Hanson's
VGHVI week-in-reviewThe
Vintage Game ClubThe Tempest