Picwits and Getting Picked
Playing the game Picwits helps call me back to God, the one who knows us completely, who makes us whole.
What will be the creative legacy of No Man’s Sky?
No Man’s Sky presents ideas that are ambitious enough to leave lasting impressions on the future of game making.
In ABZÛ, You Don’t Just Admire Beauty—You Create It
ABZÛ’s unfamiliarity emphasizes a deeper wonder behind beauty that we seldom acknowledge in our lives, much less in our games.
Playing God Till You Run out of Cake
People will always seek the power to advance and improve the world; but how far is too far?
Summer Shootings, Pokémon Go : Rebuilding Community in the Wake of Destruction
In a season of sorrow, Pokémon Go is a bit of common grace sprinkled on the horror blazing around us.
What’s Getting Us Through the Summer: CaPC Staff Recommendations
Here’s what our writers are consuming this summer when they’re not writing.
The Political Fallout of Cheating Death
‘Fallout 4’ can serve as a commentary about the ability of technology to enhance or destroy human flourishing.
Removing the Mask of Loneliness With Majora’s Mask
The loneliness derived from my own anger and bitterness only lasts for as long as I want it to.
Playing Video Games and Finding Community
Playing video games develops a sense of skill and community, just like any other sport. It’s time for parents and other adults to recognize this.
Hyper Light Drifter’s Groan for Redemption
The world, Hyper Light Drifter reminds us, is fallen, and we have been corrupted through our own folly. But that same world also can and will be redeemed.
“O, Columbia!” ‘Bioshock Infinite’ and Donald Trump’s America
For me, Donald Trump will always be Zachary Hale Comstock, Prophet and Founder of Columbia and the villain of Ken Levine’s ‘Bioshock Infinite.’
Japanese Role-Playing Games: Magic, Airships, and Freedom in Christ
Like the freedom of the airship in a Japanese role-playing game, our freedom in Christ is not simply a negative liberty, a release from worldly constraints
Dark Souls’ Geography of Doubt
In ‘Dark Souls’ as in life, if we linger by the fireside, our embers become ash.
Seeking the Forgotten People & Stories in ‘Tom Clancy’s the Division’
In ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division’, I learned that listening to stories unrelated to my own offer meaning and purpose previously hidden.
The Ache of Divine Absence in ‘The Banner Saga’
The absence of a divine presence in ‘The Banner Saga’ contributes to its greater sense of emptiness and loss.
The Beguiling Search for Truth in ‘The Witness’
‘The Witness’ reflects the layered complexity of the Christian tradition.
