Five Years of the Artful Gamer
Welcome to the new, hopefully improved, probably more interesting, definitely more frequently updated, and (maybe) more enjoyable Artful Gamer. As you can see, a lot has changed. The Early Years Back when I wrote my first post on March 13th, 2007, I had a very different kind of site in mind: “art games” were emerging as [...]
The Land of Tamir: The Text Parser as Play
Re-launch on March 13
As you’ve probably noticed, things slowed down with the Artful Gamer over the last couple of years. What was I doing in that time? Well, I was working on a doctorate, among several other projects, and that was finally completed just a couple of months ago. Now I have some time to work on some real writing. [...]
The Somber World of Wither
The RPG Maker crowd is a world unto its own. I’ve steered clear of the fan projects that emerge from it over the years, because, let’s face it, the depth of gameplay and story that I need in games often isn’t there. But, based on a recommendation from the nice folks at Meridian Dance (site now [...]
Take Me Home, Country Roads
When I read Jorge Albor’s recent post “True and False Memories” over at Experience Points, I was genuinely touched by the experience he earnestly articulated. He describes the intense feeling of familiarity and comfort that we have when we play certain games; I can think of no better term to describe that feeling than what [...]


Letters From You