When Games Matter: Why Games Aren’t About Story
“The best games give us a sense that we are making our own story and our place in that story is absolutely essential.”
“The best games give us a sense that we are making our own story and our place in that story is absolutely essential.”
“Our culture delights in and rewards those who spread controversy, but do we? Should we?”
“…children are not solely the property of their parents.”
“Jesus is not running this term, so the decision is hard.”
The thing that I admire most about “Inglorious Basterds” is that it enforces moral responsibility.
Here are ten feature articles from the past year that you absolutely must read.
On Tuesday, the 2011 Oscar nominees were announced, and it seems that one of the year’s pet themes is nostalgia.
“I’m of the persuasion that the way we recognize and receive a medium like music or film is as important a cultural product as the art itself”
“The times we braved the waters of awkwardness and realized that everyone’s in the same boat were gloriously freeing moments.”
“Isaac respresents a stellar achievement in storytelling by taking something as simple as “powerups” and using them to shed light on the troubling world in which a young boy lives.”
“Too often we allow ourselves to be caught up in gut reactions, jerked here and there by the most recent or loudest argument.”
“To what extent are audiences passive or active in the shaping of media, which, ultimately, must please the viewers in order to survive?”
Our contributors weigh in on the most memorable films of 2011.
“The Gospel must motivate us towards critiquing structural racism, as opposed to only looking to change some attitude inside of us and our neighbors.”
“For the first time ever, I am teaching a book study from an electronic device.”
Some of the year’s most excellent examples of the common grace of God in the world of music.
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