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November 2012

November 13, 2012

Dad Vs. Zombie

"It’s telling how much these games recognize the power of fatherly love and the sacrificial...

November 05, 2012

Blurring the Lines Between Video Games and Reality May Not Always Be a Bad Thing

"As video games grow ever deeper in their verisimilitude, the lines between what is 'virtual'...

November 02, 2012

Play in Process: Tokyo Jungle is the Ultimate Game About the Rapture

Each week in Play in Process, Richard Clark shares what he’s been playing and why it...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Virtual Economics, the American Dream, and Our Lust for Stuff

Videogames are no stranger to economics. Role playing games have long given players markets, work,...

September 2012

September 20, 2012

Play in Process: If Games Can Kill

"It seems increasingly clear: for the most part, videogames aren't a way to relax. They...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

The Female Gaze: Penny Plays Halo

"How often do average Americans get to really engage their imaginations?"

May 22, 2012

Play in Process: A Facebook Game about Jesus Made Me Look Like a Silly Christian

"This Christian Facebook game has become a kind of series of bumper stickers, automatically slapped...

May 18, 2012

Sacred Space: What's Wrong with Videogames in Church?

"My objection to video games in church boils down to what makes a church."

March 2012

March 06, 2012

When Games Matter: Playing against the Grain

"My incredibly frustrating experience with Shadow illustrates how risky it is to put an interactive...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

When Games Matter: The Weight of Personal Stories

"I know I will never save the world but I am reminded that my small...

February 14, 2012

When Games Matter: On Love and Gaming

"This serves as testimony to the unique play experiences games can provide us when we...

February 13, 2012

God, The Game Designer

We're all players in a game God designed, says guest writer, G. Christopher Williams.

February 07, 2012

When Games Matter: Arkham City and Seamless Storytelling

"This moment in Arkham City gives me hope because it was a moment of truth....

February 02, 2012

To Hell With Catan?

Perhaps the #1 rule of approaching a game rightly is as follows: take it seriously,...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

When Games Matter: Why Games Aren't About Story

"The best games give us a sense that we are making our own story and...

January 24, 2012

When Games Matter: The Art of Story in The Binding of Isaac

"Isaac respresents a stellar achievement in storytelling by taking something as simple as "powerups" and...

January 10, 2012

When Games Matter: For the Love of the Grind

"The fact that Skyrim broke me of my anti-grinding ways is a tremendous compliment to...

January 05, 2012

Our Ten Favorite Video Games of 2011

Christ and Pop Culture writers share their favorite games of 2011.

January 03, 2012

When Games Matter: Skyrim's Personal Deities

' . . . in this moment, Skyrim was working to encourage me to take...

December 2011

December 20, 2011

When Games Matter: The Most Disappointing Game and the Best Review

"Maybe one day, I will garner the courage to revisit L. A. Noire . ....

December 15, 2011

Skyrim and the Other Reality

Do videogames amount to anything more than escapism? Are games worth engaging?

December 13, 2011

When Games Matter: When Music Makes a Game

"The goal behind each of these puzzles is literally to coax pixies out of their...

December 07, 2011

The CaPC Superlatives: Noteworthy Achievements in Concerts, Games, and Music

Why Superlatives? Because some happenings from 2011 deserve 15 more minutes of fame.

December 06, 2011

When Games Matter: The Wonderful Lore of Skyrim

"... the multitude of these details serves to do something rather rare in video games--it...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

When Games Matter: Game Night as Means to Sanctification

"Too often I refuse to apply the Bible to the "little things" in life--like card...

November 22, 2011

When Games Matter: Why I Passed on Modern Warfare 3

"I understand the appeal of MW3, but at the end of the day it really...

November 22, 2011

Podcast #106: The Year in Review – Videogames

Three CaPC writers discuss videogames, religion, and the year that was.

November 15, 2011

When Games Matter: Skyrim as Religious Experience

"Despite these inherent risks, Skyrim has been a worshipful experience. And every mountain stream, every...

November 08, 2011

When Games Matter: The Anatomy of a Boss Fight

"Arkham City treats us the way we all want to be treated—it's fair, honest, and...

November 01, 2011

When Games Matter: My Wife, Dance Central 2, and the Importance of Feedback

"She has beaten me by 2 million points before—if you watched us dance you would...

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