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One of the most important parts of the mission of VGHVI is to get our members playing video games together, to have something to talk about in our signature interdisciplinary way and, well, just to have a lot of fun. Over the past year or so we've done that on a pretty much weekly basis, and it's been really wonderful. We've played every kind of multiplayer game there is, from Castle Crashers to Carcassonne. Frankly, when I think of these Thursday nights, what comes instantly to mi… Continue

VGHVI is pleased to publish its first proceeding, Justin Keverne's "Game within a game: freedom and control in Assassin's Creed." This article, here, is the pilot of what we hope will be a new approach to scholarly publication in the interdisciplinary discourse on video games. Readers are invited and encouraged not only to discuss the article, but also to provide the benefits that traditionally have been in the hand… Continue

In this edition, Mike Young and I talk about the problem of fun, where games and learning are concerned. Enjoy!

In the episode, to be found here, I talk to VGHVI co-founder Jeff Howard about the meaning of magic systems, and about the game he's developing, Arcana Manor. I hope you enjoy the podcast!

With help and encouragement from such great VGHVI friends as Michael Abbott, David Carlton and Randy Ma, VGHVI has a podcast, which is intended to be brief and semi-academic. I'll be chatting with a different VGHVI member or friend as close to weekly as I can manage about their latest thoughts on games and values matters.

Who better for the first edition than Michael Abbott, the Brainy Gamer?

Here's the link… Continue