Rocket League & Expression
This week I'm looking at Rocket League and how it is one of the most expressive videogames of the last few years. It achieves this through a combination of no pre-scripted characterisation, and open, expressive movement affordances.
Sources:
1)http://www.eludamos.org/index.php/eludamos/article/view/vol4no2-13
If you like Rocket League or want to discuss something in the video then I'd love to talk with you about it in the comments!
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Playing at Being is a video series on game analysis which looks at interesting aspects of games and how they can frame play.
Last time I talked about Hollow Knight and how it expands the Metroidvania sub-genre by obfuscating spatial knowledge behind economic and performative barriers. You can watch it at the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bXpegw2_jE
I have also explored aspects of identity in games in relation to the autobiographical game Cibele which creates a form of identity dissonance. You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XABtmhXvynE
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