THE CONFINEMENTS OF GAMES ARE UNSEEN, BUT WE CAN IMAGINE THEM BROKEN

Waverly




PLAY A GAME WHILE YOU SHIT




WHAT WOULD A RE-IMAGINATION OF GAMES LOOK LIKE, HAD THEY NOT BECOME ENTANGLED WITH IMPERIAL MILITARY SIMULATION AND WESTERN COLONIAL IDEAS OF PROGRESSION?




PLAY A GAME WHEN YOUR LOVED ONES HAVE DIED




MANY KNOW GAMES AS SOFTWARE THAT THEY PLAY ON THEIR PHONES OR POSSIBLY EVEN CONSOLES. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE NUMBERS GO UP, TO EXPERIENCE COMFORTABLE LOOPS OF TEDIUM, AND "ESCAPE".




PLAY A GAME WHEN YOUR BODY HAS STOPPED FEELING




BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ACCEPTING THESE AS THE DOMINANT BELIEF OF GAMES FUNCTIONS AND INHERENT IDEOLOGIES THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED DECADES AGO ARE PERPETUATED THROUGH THEM.


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Waverly makes and researches games, you can find their work on itch.io.
Waverly makes and researches games, you can find their work on itch.io.
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