Playing Yourself: The Rhetoric of Games

Playing Yourself: The Rhetoric of Games

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Welcome to Playing Yourself: The Rhetoric of Games, a podcast series produced by students in David Morgen’s Play, Make, Write, Think class at Emory University. If, as Bernard Suits says, a game is “the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles,” then why do games continue to captivate our time, attention, and disposable income? In each episode, we choose one game to play with a critical eye, analyzing its rhetorical situation, the sorts...Read More

Welcome to Playing Yourself: The Rhetoric of Games, a podcast series produced by students ...Read More

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Mentally Stimulate Me

25 Apr 2019 | 14 mins 53 secs

Mentally Stimulate M...

25 Apr 2019 | 14 mins 53 secs

The Sims

24 Apr 2019 | 12 mins 55 secs

The Sims

24 Apr 2019 | 12 mins 55 secs

College Admissions

24 Apr 2019 | 10 mins 25 secs

College Admissions

24 Apr 2019 | 10 mins 25 secs

Minecraft

18 Apr 2019 | 11 mins 03 secs

Minecraft

18 Apr 2019 | 11 mins 03 secs

Kahoot

17 Apr 2019 | 11 mins 52 secs

Kahoot

17 Apr 2019 | 11 mins 52 secs

Pokemon Go

17 Apr 2019 | 12 mins 02 secs

Pokemon Go

17 Apr 2019 | 12 mins 02 secs

Cards Against Humanity

17 Apr 2019 | 11 mins 25 secs

Cards Against Humani...

17 Apr 2019 | 11 mins 25 secs

The Rhetoric of Monopoly:...

08 Apr 2019 | 11 mins 20 secs

The Rhetoric of Mono...

08 Apr 2019 | 11 mins 20 secs

The Rhetoric of Red Dead ...

08 Apr 2019 | 10 mins 12 secs

The Rhetoric of Red ...

08 Apr 2019 | 10 mins 12 secs

Life is Hard

20 Mar 2019 | 12 mins 06 secs

Life is Hard

20 Mar 2019 | 12 mins 06 secs

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