Congrats to Jordan Magnuson for the release of #GamePoems earlier this year!
Discover how #VideoGames and #Poetry intersect, transcending linguistic boundaries to create a fascinating and innovative art form.
Now catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/game-poems-videogame-design-as-lyric-practice
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Jordan Magnuson Scholars, critics, and creators describe certain videogames as being “poetic,” yet what that means or why it matters is rarely discussed. In Game Poems: Videogame Design as Lyric Practice, independent game designer Jordan Magnuson explores the convergences between game making and lyric poetry and makes the surprising proposition that videogames can operate as a kind of poetry apart from any reliance on linguistic signs or symbols. This rigorous and accessible short book first exa
I started reading "Game Poems: Videogame Design as Lyric Practice", by Jordan Magnuson. I'm liking it. You can check the book here in case you're interested: https://www.gamepoemsbook.com
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Game Poems is a book about making videogames as a form of poetry. The book is open access, peer reviewed, and published by Amherst College Press. It was written for scholars, artists, poets, game designers, game players, and anyone interested in unusual perspectives on videogames! How would you
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