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Critical Making in the Age of AI
Critical Making in the Age of AI 🤖

Emily K. Johnson and Anastasia Salter

A guide to digital methods that combines craft traditions with scholarly communication, featuring patterns for making comics, games, and AI-generated content.

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Playful Pedagogy in the Pandemic
Playful Pedagogy in the Pandemic 🎲

Emily K. Johnson and Anastasia Salter

Exploring game-based learning in higher education and creating spaces for playful engagement beyond corporate gamification.

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Twining
Twining: Critical and Creative Approaches to Hypertext Narratives 🔗

Anastasia Salter and Stuart Moulthrop

A journey through Twine as a platform for digital storytelling, combining technical discussion with critical commentary.

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A Portrait of the Auteur as Fanboy
A Portrait of the Auteur as Fanboy 🎬

Anastasia Salter and Mel Stanfill

Examining how fan credentials in media production intersect with authorship and the exclusionary practices of geek culture.

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Playing the Outsider
Adventure Games: Playing the Outsider 🎭

Aaron Reed, John Murray, and Anastasia Salter

Exploring the cultural significance of adventure games and their role in challenging traditional gaming narratives through outsider perspectives.

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Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media
Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media 🚫

Anastasia Salter and Bridget Blodgett

A critical examination of how toxic masculinity manifests in geek culture and its impact on media representation and community dynamics.

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Jane Jensen: Gabriel Knight, Adventure Games, Hidden Objects
Jane Jensen: Gabriel Knight, Adventure Games, Hidden Objects 🔍

Anastasia Salter

An in-depth look at game designer Jane Jensen's contributions to adventure gaming and interactive storytelling.

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What is Your Quest?
What is Your Quest?: From Adventure Games to Interactive Books 📚

Anastasia Salter

Tracing the evolution from text-based adventure games to modern interactive fiction and digital storytelling.

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Flash: Building the Interactive Web
Flash: Building the Interactive Web ⚡

Anastasia Salter and John Murray

A comprehensive history of Adobe Flash and its transformative role in shaping the interactive web and digital media.

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